William Hazlitt Quotes
Language, if it throws a veil over our ideas, adds a softness and refinement to them, like that which the atmosphere gives to naked objects.
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Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
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My story is endless. I put in a teletype roll, you know, you know what they are, you have them in newspapers, and run it through there and fix the margins and just go, go - just go, go, go.
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Being flown to the U.S. to meet Sofia Coppola is really exciting. I was freaking out. I'm a little nervous, as I don't want to muck it up I want to do my best.
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Life is one long process of getting tired.
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets.
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Bigotry toward any faith community cannot have any place in civilized society anywhere in the world.
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What I've learned is that people have a desire to talk after the first line of reporters go away, and they are no longer speaking out of shock.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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I have been fortunate to experience a wide range of characters. What more can an actor ask for?
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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Only he deserves power who every day justifies it.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family.
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I think initially, the record industry struggled a lot with digital media because there are a lot of aspects to it that can potentially destroy our industry.
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I think, people look at me, and they say, 'You were very aggressive,' I say, 'Yeah,' you know, and I've made a better life for myself, for my son, so I should reflect that with my music now. I shouldn't still be rhyming like that; that would be me lying.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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You grew up way too fast and now there's nothing to believe; and re-runs all become our history.
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We all are men, in our own natures frail, and capable of our flesh; few are angels.
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I have a major problem with the division that occurs because of the division of language.
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I've always seen it as the role of an artist to drag his inside out, give the audience all you've got. Writers, actors, singers, all good artists do the same. It isn't supposed to be easy.
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I draw inspiration from anything and everybody and that's what country music is to me... real life stories and real life emotions.
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Language, if it throws a veil over our ideas, adds a softness and refinement to them, like that which the atmosphere gives to naked objects.
