Norman Lloyd Quotes
An actor can grow stale in a bad part. Actors grow stale, generally, because there's no demand on them.
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I have 179 children that I take care of full-time: close to 40 in Uganda and the rest in Sudan.
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When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.
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The idea that corporations have the same First Amendment protections of free speech as people is troubling. Corporations are not people. They don't attend our schools, get married and have children. They don't vote in our elections.
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While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis.
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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Tonight Illinois has set a tone for the nation, that we won't stand idle hoping that our economy improves. This is a brand new day for the Illinois Republican Party.
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I depend on good editors and a good director.
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To develop drugs for people, we basically dismantle the system. In the lab, we look at things the size of a cell or two. We dismantle life into very small models.
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I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England.
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The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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Being physical and doing my own stunts - it is fun to do these kind of films once in a while, especially before you get too old.
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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.
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I have decided to fight for my country, because we have build a success story in Guanajuato, with real results and more yet to come in the next two years.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I was very lucky: I started acting in this highly subsidized German theater world, so there was not so much job insecurity. We had great working conditions, long rehearsal times, well paid.
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I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.
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True philanthropy requires a disruptive mindset, innovative thinking and a philosophy driven by entrepreneurial insights and creative opportunities.
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In the story, I think as an actor you're just trying to fit into the world.
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Some people demand a five-line capsule summary. Something you'd read in a magazine. They want you to say, 'This is the story of the duality of man and the duplicity of governments.' I hear people try to do it -- give the five-line summary -- but if a film has any substance or subtlety, whatever you say is never complete, it's usually wrong, and it's necessarily simplistic: truth is too multifaceted to be contained in a five-line summary. If the work is good, what you say about it is usually irrelevant.
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The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will.
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I'm trying hard to keep my Australian accent. My mom would disown me if I didn't.
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I guess I've always been really attracted to period pieces and always felt visually I was probably more made for the '50s or the early '60s than I am for a modern day.
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An actor can grow stale in a bad part. Actors grow stale, generally, because there's no demand on them.
