Honore de Balzac Quotes
An ugly woman, married to King Henry VIII, would have defied the axe and daunted her husband's infidelities.
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The 'Agent X' set was never boring. During the first few days, I had to adjust to the loud noise on set, which included gun shots and explosions. After we finished filming the season, I realized I missed hearing all the noise and driving on empty freeways.
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President Obama's over in Indonesia when guys like me were at a paper route. President Obama, I don't know what experience he had at that same age when he was in Indonesia. So I think it's hard for him to grasp that America entrepreneurial spirit.
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I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.
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I never could get on with representative individuals but people who existed on their own account and with whom it might therefore be possible to be friends.
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I tried theatre. I played Miss Hannigan for a short run of Annie at a regional theatre. That was fun. I enjoyed it! I enjoy theatre and have so much respect for theatre actors.
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In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.
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My little circle of friends know how twisted my brain is. I'm constantly reading and people always think, 'Ah, we didn't know that about you', but that's part of my charm.
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I enjoyed climbing with other people, good friends, but I did quite a lot of solo climbing, too.
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It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes.
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I grew up in New York, and for the first ten years of my life, we lived across from the Metropolitan Museum. When I was an adult, I moved back to that neighborhood and lived there again.
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Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating.
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Beset by a difficult problem? Now is your chance to shine. Pick yourself up, get to work and get triumphantly through it.
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I come from really humble people. We never had a lot.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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I've been rapping since I was 18 years old, with a crew called Blades.
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I feel like I should be more in touch with the nuances of this game.
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Because I was the only child, I was completely indulged. My father thought I was the best looking boy. And even though I was at 100 kgs., he dismissed it as puppy fat. He thought that the sun came out of my head. If I got five out of ten marks, he thought I was half there and had only half way more to go.
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In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.
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Music is where I started. It's kind of the base of everything.
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I've always tried to stay away from playing Jews. I get like 20 Holocaust scripts a month, but I hate the genre.
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My parents are apolitical - no bumper stickers, no yard signs. They don't talk about politics.
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All the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own chamber.
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In theatre, there's no time for a proper meal.
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An ugly woman, married to King Henry VIII, would have defied the axe and daunted her husband's infidelities.
