Alfred A. Montapert Quotes
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You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
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I really, really loved making 'This Is My Life' and 'Now and Then.'
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I first read Heinlein when I was very young.
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I tell people all the time, 'Don't give up.' We get almost to our blessing, whether you believe spiritually in God or in a good force and an evil force. We get almost to our blessing, and we quit. Don't stop.
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Mutual respect is very important in a relationship, and since my work is part of my life, he would have to respect it.
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You need a big ego to be an artist.
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Growing up with my dad, whenever I wanted to try something, he would let me try it but he wouldn't let me give up on it. If soccer was too tough and I said, 'I'm going to quit,' he'd be like, 'No, you're going to try everything and keep going at it.'
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I knew that I wanted to be an actor; how to go about it was the question. I went to Australia for my studies; from there I told my dad that I also want to do a course in performing arts, but my father refused. So I completed my studies and came back. But I kept poking him, saying that acting is something that I want to do.
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What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.
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On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
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I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.
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I always wanted to be the person to whom people looked forward to give opportunities. As opposed to always being the person who wants to work with others and who is always the backup: where it's like, 'If nothing works out then OK, let's get this person.'
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I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
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We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.
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My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
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I'm not the kind of person who's going to look at the top of a mountain and go, 'Oh, look at that! That's lovely. That's lovely, that top of that mountain.' I'm the kind of person who's going to go, 'Oh, my God! That's so lovely! Let's go climb up it!'
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I would not invest in any shoe that is too trendy.
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If there's 'game' in the title, I'm there! Ready to play!
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I like to be involved with the scriptwriter early on, helping shape the story, and working out how the story can be told directorially.
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I think actors make for very good directors, and I would like to do that one day.
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There are many types of preventive health care services that are covered, things like blood pressure medication, for example. And women are merely asking that their health be taken just as seriously.
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It's hard to send your baby off on a plane without you, though that's less reasonable, because sending him off in a car is statistically a bigger risk.
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Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
