Richard Roxburgh Quotes
You have to sort of see the way that the character behaves, and what the character says and does, and claim it in the same way that you claim anything, really.
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The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting just as an avalanche victim has learned a lot about snow.
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I like to wear shoes that are cool but also practical. The same goes for bags. Your bag is a big deal in New York. You can't just carry around a little clutch, because you don't have a car or anywhere to stash things during the day, so you need to carry your whole life with you. That's why I like big, chunky bags with lots of compartments.
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What is lost in the good or excellent translation is precisely the best.
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Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.
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Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
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To be honest, I am somebody that, as long as I have a character, it doesn't really matter if it's comedy or drama - I think timing is important in either. But for me, it's all about having a character to work on.
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You have to captivate and entertain if you want your message to get across.
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Everybody thinks that an important book has to be a big, long book.
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I remember what it was like to be doing 'Lost' and how creatively immersive it was. I just couldn't really engage on anything else, other than 'Lost;' I was just thinking about it all the time, and then there was just the pure workload, the 70- or 80-hour weeks.
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I'm interested in all forms of performance, yet I think it's difficult to be as equally talented in all of them as they call for such different skills. At the moment, I still feel I'm learning and want as much experience and variety as possible.
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I think preaching equality among unequals is the worst form of discrimination.
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I am a very strict mother, and as a mother, it's my responsibility to guide my kids and tell them to go how far and no further. There should be rules and guidelines for the kids, and they should know their limits.
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You can have the best training, but just feeling full can make you sluggish and cause you to lose.
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Lying and corruption are in the Iranian society in all sense of the world, and if you do research about married women, you see that a lot of them tell you they get a lot of enjoyment from breaking the rules of corruption, because just for the fact that they break the rules, it makes them oppose the system.
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It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
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This is one of the hardest industries to be married.
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Jennifer Aniston is one of the most down-to-earth, low-key people I know.
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You have got to have an agent. It's a business. But I think there is a way to be artful and commercial at the same time.
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Democracy divides people into workers and loafers. It makes no provision for those who have no time to work.
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Organisation can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgement.
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For any character, male or female, I think it's important to have... it's cliche to say a flawed character, but to really think about the good and the bad and make sure that both are present, and it doesn't just become a glossed over icon of perfection.
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The US Debt is the single biggest threat I see to innovation in American business.
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You have to sort of see the way that the character behaves, and what the character says and does, and claim it in the same way that you claim anything, really.
