Robert Baden-Powell Quotes
The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshell—in the clearness of the instructions they receive.
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I think I was lucky I got into art college. That's what saved me.
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How do you play 'righteous'? Do you just kind of stand up straighter? What does that mean as an actor? You don't really play a quality.
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I have a roof over my head. I had a breakfast, and a lot of people in the world can't say that. I'm not going to complain about being interviewed.
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
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'Cool' is detached and emotionally cool. My instinct is to battle anything that seems overly cool.
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X Out is perfect for my schedule. It is so simple, fast and actually works. I am more confident in my own skin and always camera ready - a necessity in my line of work.
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In the future, I want to do an action movie! I'm going to get in shape, get ripped, and have my Chris Pratt transformation. And then become a movie star like that.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.
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Yidaki didgeridoo has been used in every part of Australian regional culture, all around the country. It's become a message stick for the survival of those people, for aboriginal people and aboriginal culture.
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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
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I really love Alexa Chung's style. I really think she gets it right all the time. I've never seen a picture of her where I didn't love the outfit.
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The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.
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I never expected to make a lot of money from music.
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I asked my daughter when she was 16, What's the buzz on the street with the kids? She's going, to be honest, Dad, most of my friends aren't into Kiss. But they've all been told that it's the greatest show on Earth.
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If you feel good, you stand up a bit straighter.
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If you create a movie that is only character driven, with a weak plot, then you - as a director, you have to make sure you keep pushing the tempo.
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Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, 'Shake well before using.' That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.
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When I was on 'SNL,' I was getting weirdly anxious about being on camera, which I had never really done before. And so my solution was just to not watch my stuff. And then I found out that other actors do it, too, and I felt less weird about it.
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It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.
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As soon as I got the Nobel Prize my back collapsed and I was in hospital.
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I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.
Curtis Sittenfeld -
You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene work.
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The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshell—in the clearness of the instructions they receive.
