Natascha McElhone Quotes
I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
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A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
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I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.
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At one point, I had a story accepted at the 'New Yorker,' which sent off weird bells in people when I told them - 'Oh,' they thought, 'now you are a writer' - where I really had been for the last 30-odd years.
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I'm a breakfast type of guy. Don't get me wrong. I can cook, I'm kinda nice on the burner, but I enjoy making breakfast. I do it all... Scrambled eggs... French toast... Pancakes... Breakfast is my thing.
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Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.
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Major success feels a bit like a coronation. Like I'd become a king. I was one of the most famous people in the world, loved and hated in equal measure. I couldn't see anything bad with it. It made me a happy person.
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Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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Our society is divided by the culture wars into the Left and Right, and the United Methodist Church has always stood historically in the center and has been willing to listen to and to bring together those things that often are found in opposite camps.
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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People still kill in the name of religion. We haven't evolved to the point where we're one tribe called humans.
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You realize, no matter how great, books are not shows or movies; each operates on their own different rules. 'Game of Thrones' is no different. Being forced to come up with those scenes on short notice helped how we were viewing the show and forcing it to come into its own.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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Creativity is the key for any child with dyslexia - or for anyone, for that matter. Then you can think outside of the box. Teach them anything is attainable. Let them run with what you see is whatever they need to run with.
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Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.
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I love New York. Love it.
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Interview with RIP Magazine, February 1993.
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I think I should pay more taxes... but everything they take from me should go to reduce the debt.
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Terrorists can utilize any vulnerability in the system and that would include outbound shipments.
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Some go on to trade schools or get further training for jobs they are interested in. Some go into the arts, some are craftsmen, some take a little time out to travel, and some start their own businesses. But our graduates find and work at what they want to do.
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I first met my husband when I was 15. He was very cool, in a band, all that kind of thing, but he took a long time to grow up. Our paths crossed again 10 years later, and after about two weeks I knew that was it. I'm glad I met him when I did, even though I was fairly young. Because I think sometimes you can crystallise into singledom.
