Alan Powell Quotes
If your dreams are bigger than your talent, work harder. If your talent is bigger than your dreams, dream bigger.
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Football shape is one thing, and then 'futbol' shape is a completely other thing. It's a whole other level of fitness that you have to work to maintain.
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I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.
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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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Free societies are societies in motion, and with motion comes friction.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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I'm trying to learn the lessons of the past, but not to make speeches about the past.
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Don't try to convince your partner you are right. Instead of trying to win arguments, try to have a winning relationship!
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I don't like Botox. It makes a very strange forehead.
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In today's world, marketers reach inside the home and attempt to figure out not what's good for your daughter, because that is not their business, but what deep desires they can manipulate, stimulate and ostensibly satisfy in order to produce cold, hard cash.
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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
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There are a lot of places that I know extremely well. Like, if I were to visit Sydney, Australia, I'd feel very comfortable there. I'm very comfortable in many, many cities.
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The thing that grounds you, and the thing that really gives you a sense of wholeness, is your family, friends and your community. Those are the things that can mirror back to you what you're experiencing, and can affirm to you that the stories you are telling are true.
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Make as much money as you can. It really does help. I don't know why it's terrible to say, but it's true.
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I'm very religious.
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To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.
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I had no idea what to expect when we did Ladies' Night. I didn't think it was going to get nominated for a Grammy. I didn't know that we would have to perform on the MTV Awards show.
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We can say, 'OK, I'm going to be in the car for an hour; what can I do to improve my quality of life during that hour?'
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I've always looked old for my age.
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You really have to love every single bit of what you do. The moment that you do something that makes you feel queasy to your stomach, the company dies.
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When we shot 'The Lord of the Rings,' we had special permission to film in wild areas of New Zealand that could be accessed only by helicopter. They would drop us off and we would work all day, and they'd pick us up and take us out again.
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If your dreams are bigger than your talent, work harder. If your talent is bigger than your dreams, dream bigger.
