Anthony Lane Quotes
We are not merely tempered and schooled by failure but compelled, in however subtle a fashion, to become something other than we were.
Quotes to Explore
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I've been told I'm a little bit eccentric.
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They might in the future more than ever before engage in hunting beavers.
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There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
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I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
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Whatever woman may cast her lot with mine, should any ever do so, it is my intention to do all in my power to make her happy and contented; and there is nothing I can imagine that would make me more unhappy than to fail in the effort.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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Eventually you love people - friends or lovers - because of their flaws.
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I worry about Zimbabweans. They bend, they bend, they bend, they bend - where do the people break? How long can they go on scrounging for food in garbage dumps and using the moisture from sewage drains to plant vegetables?
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Dreams are, by definition, cursed with short life spans.
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My parents were born in Korea. They spent a good part of their life in Korea.
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War is not civilized.
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For 'Iron Man' I had to improv with Robert Downey Jr., which is like going up against LeBron in basketball. At one point he stopped and said, 'Can we give a round of applause to Olivia, because she's rocking it right now.'
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My father was a painter and he taught art. He once said to me, 'I never knew an Indian child who could not draw.'
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I just love crafting and shaping sounds. Actually, many of the sounds that I work with start off as organic instruments - guitar, piano, clarinet, etc. But I do love the rigidity of electronic drums.
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A peace talk is always difficult, always complicated.
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I've been singing and writing songs only a little longer than acting. I really enjoy both.
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Music never dies. Do we really need another Madonna tour? Does she have to compete with women performers 25 years her junior?
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Male mastery in marriage is a social illusion, nurtured by women exhorting their creations to play and walk. At the emotional heart of every marriage is a pietà of mother and son.
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When I'm playing with circular saws, I'm offline (though often listening to podcasts) and when I sit in the cabin to read or write, it's wonderful to be offline for a few hours at a time.
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Before we put an American in harm's way, tell us why. No one wants to see the region descend into further chaos. There's a lot of concern about getting embroiled in another Vietnam and ... about sending American troops once again to fight someone else's war.
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One certainty when you travel is the moment you arrive in a foreign country, the American dollar will fall like a stone.
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We are not merely tempered and schooled by failure but compelled, in however subtle a fashion, to become something other than we were.
