Michael Moriarty Quotes
When I saw Paul Scofield do Loves Labors Lost at Stratford, thats when I saw the potential of the level of truth that could go on up there on a stage. I said, This is what I want to do.
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I have just begun a work in which an important part is given to a large chorus and with it I want to use several of your instruments - augmenting their range as in those I used for my Equatorial - especially in the high range.
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Of course I want to look well and fit - and as an athlete, I want to look strong.
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I never said I don't like gay people.
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I pride myself on not being run of the mill. I don't want to be your umpteenth Fantine in 'Les Miz.'
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A lot of guys go, 'Hey, Yog, say a Yogi-ism.' I tell 'em, 'I don't know any.' They want me to make one up. I don't make 'em up. I don't even know when I say it. They're the truth. And it is the truth. I don't know.
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I want to work with different people, and I would like to work in different places.
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Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want.
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I want to give my six hours of serious cricket on the ground and then take whatever the result.
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A lot of people want to discredit me.
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If people are talking about your movie and they're like, 'Yeah, it was ok' - that's the last reaction I would want! I would rather people would say, 'Oh, I hated it!' or 'I loved it!' rather than 'Oh, it's ok.'
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Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census,' and people fall asleep.
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We do not want to alienate supporters.
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I don't want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy.
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For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.
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I want to fight the best guy. I always want to fight the best guy.
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What do we want our kids to do? Sweep up around Japanese computers?
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I didn't want to be treated like a 'star.' I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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I don't want to be 50 years old and rapping, man. I'm pretty sure nobody wants to do that.
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Why would you want to do something and not be special and want the best?
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A peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will likely depend to a great extent on the economic development of a future Palestinian state. As I have argued before, private sector investment - especially in the West Bank - is going to prove crucial in creating the right political and social context for peace.
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I've always kind of tried to do something that was a little different than just simple 'I love you, baby'-type songs.
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Owl,' said Rabbit shortly, 'you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is easy thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it.
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The buying of a self-help book is the most desperate of all human acts. It means you've lost your mind completely: You've entrusted your mental health to a self-aggrandizing twit with a psychology degree and a yen for a yacht.
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When I saw Paul Scofield do Loves Labors Lost at Stratford, thats when I saw the potential of the level of truth that could go on up there on a stage. I said, This is what I want to do.
