Rhys Ifans Quotes

I've been to unpretty places with the roles I've played, and I'm attracted to reckless abandon. I like being taken to the edge of my own abyss.

Rhys Ifans

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• I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other.

  

  Karen Allen
  • Character
  • Me
  • Roles

• Anything that's given to you can be taken away from you at any time.

  

  Malik Jackson
  • Time
  • You
  • Taken

• I am a friend when I need to be a friend, a father when I need to be a father, a musician when music calls. I switch roles accordingly.

  

  A. R. Rahman
  • Music
  • Father
  • Friend

• One always wonders about roads not taken.

  

  Warren Christopher
  • Taken
  • Always
  • Roads

• I often have said to people that there are really two cities in the country where the outlook is always forward-looking - there is never really a backward-looking tendency. My banking work has taken me out to Palo Alto, what is commonly called Silicon Valley. And you sense out there is always a forward-looking outlook. And New York City.

  

  Harold Ford, Jr.
  • People
  • Work
  • Country

• What seems like comfort and security one day can all be taken away the very next.

  

  Tammy Duckworth
  • Day
  • Taken
  • Security

• Nobody talks about how Puffy went to Howard University or about Lil Wayne attending the University of Houston. All the young kids know is what they see on the videos. They don't realize that these guys have taken managerial and business courses, and know how to brand and how to market themselves. They're very smart.

  

  Yolanda Adams
  • Business
  • Kids
  • Taken

• Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people.

  

  Hank Johnson
  • People
  • Government
  • Taken

• Well, my constituents are happy that the Republican Party has finally gotten off its duff, seeing that we do control the House and the Senate and the presidency, and taken up the issue of illegal immigration.

  

  Dana Rohrabacher
  • Up
  • Happy
  • House

• There seems to be an inclination among rock musicians to be very carefree with money, but I negotiate the best flight and hotel deals on our tours to maximise the band's income - I don't want too see too much taken off the top line.

  

  Ian Anderson
  • Money
  • Best
  • Band

• Akshay Kumar is a senior in the industry, and I consider myself lucky to be working with him. Each film of his opens to a packed house. Today, a film will sell only if you have a story. The audience is smart and won't be taken for a ride. And I'm confident about my movies.

  

  Kajal Aggarwal
  • Today
  • House
  • Myself

• I'm not someone who likes to have my picture taken, let alone see it plastered all over the place.

  

  Laura Linney
  • Alone
  • Taken
  • Picture

• My parents always taught me never to take anything for granted because it can be taken away from you like that, especially when it comes to looks. I could get into a car crash tomorrow and disfigure my face. So I have to stay grounded.

  

  Lance Gross
  • Parents
  • Taken
  • Car

• I have taken taking my music to labels for years, and everyone just thought it was creepy. They thought the images with the music were weird and verging on psychotic.

  

  Lana Del Rey
  • Music
  • Taken
  • Thought

• When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept of open borders is a very selective concept, one that is not taken seriously at all in the experience of non-Europeans.

  

  Ulrich Beck
  • Experience
  • Taken
  • Open

• Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence.

  

  Daniel Barenboim
  • Taken
  • Trust
  • Democracy

• I love the action that I'm able to do. I grew up in Maine, outdoors and playing with the boys and shooting skeet. I have my girly side, too. But, I do like playing the strong female roles, especially now with something as simple as Twitter, where you've got young women following you.

  

  Rachel Nichols
  • Love
  • Action
  • Playing

• I still feel like I've got a lot of great football in front of me and the way that I've taken care of myself better the last few years. I think is going to put me in position to be able to play really well late in my 30s and even in my early 40s, possibly, if they'd like to keep me around that long and I can still play a little bit.

  

  Aaron Rodgers
  • Great
  • Long
  • Myself

• Take care, these Italians, full of failings, are neither you, nor me; they are your neighbors, the ones you meet on the staircase and whom you do not like to greet.

  

  Alberto Sordi

• Good government is one of the most important factors in economic growth and social well-being.

  

  Joe Lonsdale
  • Good
  • Important
  • Growth

• I really like directors who give you a certain amount of autonomy because I think a lot about my characters and I think a lot about scenes and choices.

  

  Sarah Gadon
  • Choices
  • Characters
  • Directors

• If you live in central London, that's probably fine for you, but in places like Edmonton, where you're almost out of sight of London, you've got to pay more and more to get into central London. How does that work?

  

  Benjamin Clementine
  • Work
  • Live

• When I wrote 'Help Me Make It Through the Night,' I was on an oil platform out in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico and was just thinking of myself.

  

  Kris Kristofferson
  • Thinking
  • Help
  • Night

• I've been to unpretty places with the roles I've played, and I'm attracted to reckless abandon. I like being taken to the edge of my own abyss.

  

  Rhys Ifans
  • Taken
  • Roles
  • Abyss