Ian Smith Quotes
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Whether I do an original film, a dance, or a remake of my dad's hit songs, I have always been compared to him.
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Buildings are always better than drawings and models.
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My fiance likes drawing on napkins, which I save. I'm always scared I'll get caught taking a linen napkin from a restaurant!
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When you first hear Mozart's music, your first impression is that it's very alive, but if you peel away the layers, you can hear sorrow and sadness behind it, and that's what I try to be: multi-layered.
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I've always been a bit of a poser. I was chucked out of ballet lessons for looking in the mirror.
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I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.
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My perspective was always being on a number one show doesn't mean anything if I'm not still working consistently at 40 to 50 and 60 years old.
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I'm not averse to being a supporting character. I try to pick parts where I can add something.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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There's this idea of a star, and this person is very aloof and writes all the music, and they don't talk to anyone unless they go through the record label. And I always felt very uncomfortable about that.
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When I'm not on a crazy schedule, I'll try to do yoga or the gym once or twice a week.
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If the world sees that we can defend our borders... then no one will try to come to Hungary illegally.
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Nice girls aren't always what they seem.
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I lived near Arthur's Seat when I lived in Edinburgh. It was the perfect playground as a child. I always have a wee run up there when I'm back.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't.
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Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about.
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I always paid attention to Lil Wayne - close attention. He's my idol. He's still my idol.
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I feel vulnerable because my mind - because of the stroke, my mind doesn't focus. And then I feel vulnerable because I don't understand the world around me.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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What winning is to me is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going.
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You can't reorder any society from outside. You can help from within.
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I lost my mother early, I've sometimes felt I haven't had anyone to show me the way. When I look to the future there's only a blank. "I can't see past the point where I am," the speaker says at one point - "like you, I'm just passing through." If my mother were still alive I imagine I'd have a clearer sense of what a meaningful, vital life might look like 25 years down the line.
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I always try to be reasonable and effective.
