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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Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
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The United Nations passed so-called sanctions again on North Korea, and they've said they 'will exercise their preemptive right to a nuclear attack.' I don't think this ought to be taken kindly.
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I have already seen death, and I know that death is supporting me in my cause of education. Death does not want to kill me.
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I want to work with different people, and I would like to work in different places.
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I really like boats. If you want to go somewhere, you just take your house with you.
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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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But I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.
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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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We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.
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I don't want to look sloppy, because then I feel sloppy.
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If you really want a true confrontation, you treat your opponent with respect.
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We found out tonight how important and how crucial momentum swings can be. I thought we were playing very well. We were doing a lot of positive things but then we lost the puck two times in our zone and things swung their way. You can't afford to give teams momentum.
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Diamonds are a girl's best friend, and dogs are a man's best friend. Now you know which sex has more sense.
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We must create a state that responds to the citizens' needs, and we need citizens who feel committed to their state because that state serves the citizens.
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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.
