Ian McLeod Quotes
In some roles you do get into a mode of terror. It's always very frightening - the first audiences are frightening.
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When I was a kid, I had an Atari 2600, and I would play Pac Man, Frogger, all that kind of stuff. And I did enjoy going to the arcade.
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I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.
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If you go to a paintball subreddit, paintball companies can advertise to you.
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What I wear is constantly evolving. I am really big on comfortable clothes. I love soft, loose-fitting clothing that has some edge or something new/fresh to it.
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Location work has its charms, and can seem glamorous on the outside, but I think living at home and having the stability of a home life once you've finished work is very underrated!
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Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.
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The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?
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I think it was much better when you got on your horse and rode two miles to talk to your neighbor.
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I watched videos of great players. I was inspired by what they did, then I used to try things out in training.
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Over the years, I have seen the power of the oceans to excite, feed, and sustain people. I have also seen them undergo a growing onslaught of attacks, from destructive fishing practices to rising acidification.
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'Desperate Housewives' is an ensemble cast, where I played a tertiary character. I made a lot of great friends, but that show didn't keep me very busy.
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Financial crisis is the moment of truth for real collectors and true artists.
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There's not one day that goes by that I'm not listening to one of my songs or in rehearsal for one of my songs or dancing to one of my songs.
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What use was it to argue with a little idiot like this? Indeed, peasants never do argue; they use abuse.
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Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.
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Today, local economies are being destroyed by the 'pluralistic,' displaced, global economy, which has no respect for what works in a locality. The global economy is built on the principle that one place can be exploited, even destroyed, for the sake of another place.
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There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.
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I gave myself until I turned 25 to make it. And if it didn't happen, I thought I'd just try to find a nice husband.
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Restaurants serve huge portions on even huger platters, and people are tempted to eat too much.
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I've been a runner a long time. When I first got into it, I started doing small triathlons in Chicago, and I just did it to get in shape. When I got out of college, I put on a few pounds like everybody does. I did it when I was in my early 20s, but I never really did any long runs.
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Dance has always been the center of who I am. It has given me the inspiration to help other people find a hobby, passion, and activity that fulfills them. It also taught me some of the many skills I need as an entrepreneur: a hard work ethic that takes practice to master and the confidence to persevere through any challenges.
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Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.
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Life is a spell so exquisite that everything conspires to break it.
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In some roles you do get into a mode of terror. It's always very frightening - the first audiences are frightening.
