Sydney Pollack (Sydney Irwin Pollack) Quotes
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Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.
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It's a tough transition really for theater actors to adjust to television or film, and all of these years later, I still have a tendency to play it too big.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.
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I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.
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I think between 2014 and 2015, I made weight five times in 11 months. During that time, I felt my body change. It was able to hold on to more weight. And anybody who makes weight knows that it gets harder and harder to make weight once you've done it that many times.
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When something's good, I'm not an over-celebrator.
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You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it.
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I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.
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What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you?
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We are constantly reminding them that they are in a competition. I had a word with all my contestants and I know Kelly Rowland had a word with hers. It's reality check time.
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My red patent-leather, 5-inch peep-toe slingbacks are not mere shoes. They are fine art. They make me feel tall. They make me feel sexy. They make me feel powerful. I call them my 'special-day shoes.'
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Scotland is about layering. The weather changes every 10 minutes.
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It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.
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By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth.
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There are comics who treat women fairly appallingly. But I can be great friends with them because I don't tend to do that ticking of boxes: it can make life too simplistic.
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The important thing is not the size of your faith - it is the One behind your faith - God Himself.
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Underneath the reality in which we live and have our being, another altogether different reality lies concealed.
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I'd been brought up on the Upper East Side in a WASP society, which was death on crutches.
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I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16, I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.
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When you make a film you usually make a film about an idea.
