Michael Gambon Quotes
Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me.
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Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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Israeli citizens deserve full-time ministers.
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Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
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If you're driving, and a cop is behind you, you automatically think they're going to pull you over, but cops have so much more going on than to think about pulling you over. The last thing a real cop wants to do is write a ticket. That's the truth.
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A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned.
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Everybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original.
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We saw simply distribution was changing, content, premium content, premium stars; we're going to be able to do more in the world as it evolves.
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I think I'm like a free spirit.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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The White man pays Reverend Martin Luther King so that Martin Luther King can keep the Negro defenseless.
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Looks, health and elegance are what counts. Someone can look wonderful in a sweatsuit.
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I learned the first night that IHOP's not the place to order fish.
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Big doors swing on little hinges.
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Modern man may assert that he can dispense with them, and he may bolster his opinion by insisting that there is no scientific evidence of their truth. But since we are dealing with invisible and unknowable things (for God is beyond human understanding, and there is no mean of proving immortality), why should we bother with evidence?
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I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist.
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I do not sing nor play, but I adore music, particularly Chopin. I like him because I cannot understand him.
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If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?
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Why should I apologize because God throws in crystal chandeliers, mahogany floors, and the best construction in the world?
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At my heaviest, I was 5'8" and 175 pounds. I ate well, but in too large quantities, and I rarely made a concerted effort to burn off the extra calories. I'd beat myself up about being overweight, even though I had the tools to be in shape. Then I'd resort to an unhealthy diet to lose the weight that was making me self-conscious.
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I like to play video games like 'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero.'
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My books usually end where they began. I try to bring characters back to a point that is familiar but different because of the growth that they have gone through.
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Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me.
