Imelda Staunton Quotes
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I said if I have a No. 1, I'll do a naked photo shoot! I'm not sure a lot of people would like to see that, but it was more to the fans, really. Every gig I do, they try to get me to take my clothes off, so it's a promise to them - if I get a No. 1, I'll happily do a naked shoot.
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I'm not going to lie; the most fun of writing these books is just saying, 'Where am I going to write about? Let me go there!'
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Very often, the judgments by ordinary citizens may be better than those by professional economists, being more rooted in reality and less narrowly focused.
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In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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I always like to have a buffer between me and journalism in general. Not just a reporter, but journalism.
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Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.
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Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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Our mission was to make sure that the bad guys, basically, did not get nuclear weapons.
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Being outside is a loose theme on 'Paracosm.' Acoustic-sounding instruments have that warmth to them that is really important to communicate. It was really important for me to tell a story – my favorite records have a narrative feel.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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To the solace of his name, simply saying 'Muhammad' has an incredibly soothing effect on me.
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You always have to be on at times, and occasionally people get upset if you say no to a picture when you're eating dinner or something, and that's kind of the hard part. Or if you get crazy rumors that swirl around you from time to time that are just silly.
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I'm always glad when people come together to help each other - whether they're raising money for somebody in a bad situation or making a creative piece like a song.
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I know what I'm having 'em put on my tombstone: 'I have nothing more to say'.
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It seems that no two people came to this specialized area of work via the exact same route.
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
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To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
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Watching TV is the most popular leisure activity in Britain. I find that very depressing.
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There are many foolish people in the world and when a man in a rather high position puts on no frills, slaps them on the back, and tells them he'll do anything in the world for them, they are very likely to think him clever.
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When we die, our spirits go to the spirit world, and our bodies return to the elements of the earth until the resurrection.
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Few realise that English poetry is rather like the British constitution, surrounded by pompous precedents and reverences.
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You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me.
