Ben Eine Quotes
An airplane cabin isn't the first place people think of when they choose an exhibition space, but I'm all for doing things differently.
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I grew up in the '80s. I was a kid, but all my favorite movies came out of that period.
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My kind publishers, Toby Mundy and Margaret Stead of Atlantic Books, have commissioned me to write the life of Queen Victoria.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
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As an actor, you always think that whatever job you have is going to be your last. In some way, shape or form, you think you're going to screw it up and you're never going to work again.
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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The gratification of desire is not happiness.
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I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.
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It was just one of those moments in the universe that was mine.
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You wouldn't know it, but I'm no good at recognising people; I have face blindness.
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Judi Dench has always been the benchmark for me. Everything I have seen her do is incredible. I also really admire Cate Blanchett. In terms of people I have worked with, there is no one more admirable than Hugh Jackman, for his spirit, energy, generosity and hard work.
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I was about 13 or 14 when I heard Malcolm X's speech 'Message to the Grass Roots.'
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Sometimes I listen to music and I wonder how did they get certain sounds.
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Madrid is not as big as London, but it is true when you are coming from a big city like Madrid, nothing is going to surprise you, and I am very happy to move to a city like London. It is a big city, and you can do everything you want with the respect that the English people always have.
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If you believe the people who love you, you get lazy. And if you believe the people who hate you, you become... maybe intimidated, or whatever the word might be, and you don't write as well.
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The real truths of life are never entirely new to you or to anybody because there is a level deep down within you where you already know all the things, all those spiritual truths that you read or hear, and then recognize them. I say 'recognize' because you're not... it's not new.
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There is an opportunity to recreate the financial world as we know it in the parallel universe that is the blockchain. We are writing rules for this whole new universe.
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You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important.
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So many of Spielberg's films inspired my imagination growing up. And then there are British films like 'The Full Monty' and 'Waking Ned Devine' that took me to places I really loved, with characters I just thought were amazing. But the films of Luc Besson showed me France - a really cool side of France.
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You are searching for the magic key that will unlock the door to the source of power; and yet you have the key in your own hands, and you may use it the moment you learn to control your thoughts.
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I don't trust what this life has given me.
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I actually don't play any new video games except 'Call of Duty.' I'm addicted to 'Call of Duty.' It's the only game I need.
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An airplane cabin isn't the first place people think of when they choose an exhibition space, but I'm all for doing things differently.
