Manu Bennett Quotes
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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.
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I screen tested for 'The Tudors' in N.Y. That was my first experience of N.Y., being flown here to screen test with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. So I have very, very fond memories of New York – New York helped give me my first big break.
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Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.
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The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me.
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty.
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My dad was always interested in characters he didn't understand - he was such a great bad guy in movies. And that is really the thing that calls me to the material often: something I struggle to understand in human behaviour.
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My philosophy is to be me.
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Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.
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I like the effect drink has on me.
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To me, it's weird when people review improv at all.
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My camps are always ten weeks. That's what makes me comfortable.
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I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil... and if ya don't like it, and ya don't want to do this, go to Iowa and do some community theatre. It's all about self-promotion, and it's not always the fun part of it.
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I just do what's comfortable for me, whether it's getting fresh haircuts, or the clothes that I wear. It's simple; I'm just me. I don't really go out of my way. I do make sure my face is washed and moisturized, though.
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I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.
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My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that's why I've been seen as mature.
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Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.
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The Lord has never spoken to me, but I feel Chick-fil-A has been His gift.
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In the last 1,000 years, the Arabs have translated as many books as Spain translates in just one year.
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The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did.
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I caught a lot of flak for being a young mama.
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In most companies people make a specific contribution to the company in their function. But it is not expressed in terms of profit, only in terms of performing their function better.
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The more people know about you, the more face-time you get in the media, the harder your job becomes to create a character in whom people suspend disbelief.
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To me, Darth Vader is the epitome of evil.
