Alton Tobey Quotes
I have, at times, been absorbed in my work to the point of complete self-oblivion. Once I worked for thirty-six hours without a break - to complete exhaustion; and while I was in the middle of it I didn't even notice.
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
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In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.
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I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'
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I only know that I fired twice, or perhaps several times, without knowing whether I had hit or missed.
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I like me better naked. I don't mean that in a vain way... When you put clothes on, you immediately put a character on. Clothes are adjectives, they are indicators. When you don't have any clothes on, it's just you, raw, and you can't hide.
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I'm very respectful in everything I wear. I think about it.
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It's great that people are interested in Mars.
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The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.
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Books have always helped me make sense of things. With any life experience, you can find someone who has documented it in a poetic way.
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What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.
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I've made Umno more democratic, more inclusive. Of course, by doing that, I'm putting myself at risk.
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I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
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If you just give somebody a blank check without any deliverables associated with that, you're not going to get the improvements that you want to get.
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The only way anyone knows which girl I'm with is if a one-night stand goes on 'Howard Stern.'
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I know more than anyone the divergent views about my father. I want to be judged on my own merits.
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If you tell the truth about how you're feeling, it becomes funny.
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Sustained exhaustion is not a rite of passage. It's a mark of stupidity.
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Once I turned pro, I was like,' OK, this is not fun and games now. This is me. I'm going to come, and I work on karma. I'm not going to go after somebody if I don't have a reason behind it, so as soon as there is some sort of a reason for me to do something that I need to do, then I'll do it.'
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As a jobbing actor or musician, you have to take any work you can get.
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Design should not dominate things, should not dominate people. It should help people. That's its role.
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I have, at times, been absorbed in my work to the point of complete self-oblivion. Once I worked for thirty-six hours without a break - to complete exhaustion; and while I was in the middle of it I didn't even notice.
