William Faulkner Quotes
Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid. Ain't nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid. A bear or a deer, too, has got to be scared of a coward the same as a brave man has got to be.
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No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man.
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When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living - I don't know where it really came from, since there was no school play or any of that - my mom gave me her blessing. I had to get a scholarship - that was the only way I could have gone to drama school.
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I've had death threats, if you can imagine.
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Being physical and doing my own stunts - it is fun to do these kind of films once in a while, especially before you get too old.
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As an actor, what I can do is tell the truth. At least, I hope I can tell the truth - a dramatic truth, but still an honest portrayal.
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A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.
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It was weird - my parents would let me have some Green Day albums but not all Green Day albums.
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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Hollywood always represents this big dream and fairy tale in people's minds, but to me, it's just hard work. Of course, we play fairy tale on the red carpet. It's all Cinderella. But when the clock strikes midnight, I turn into a gray mouse and I go home, and I take my dress off and it's over. That's Hollywood.
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We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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Love comes in far more shapes and sizes than what the family-values crowd condones, of course.
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I feel like a lot of people would quite easily stab you in the back once they get what they want. And you see that in people.
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The journey that 'In Praise of Slowness' has made since publication shows how far this message resonates. The book has been translated into more than 30 languages. It appears on reading lists from business schools to yoga retreats. Rabbis, priests and imams have quoted from it in their sermons.
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I see a dermatologist in L.A. called Dr. Harold Lancer, who is incredible. I've known him for years - he sorted my skin out.
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I'm proud to be part of the fabric that inspires the next generations to remain curious and remember that 'smart is cool.'
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Without the Fender bass, there'd be no rock n' roll or no Motown. The electric guitar had been waiting 'round since 1939 for a nice partner to come along. It became an electric rhythm section, and that changed everything.
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People often ask us if we had direct influences. Honestly, just a lot of different music - not necessarily individual people. We listen to anything from Bob Dylan to Massive Attack to Aerosmith to En Vogue. We very much enjoy all that music.
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I'm the sort of person who takes a camera to dinner or a nightclub because I enjoy taking pictures of people. I tweet all my pictures, which is bad.
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I don't believe in writer's block. Think about it - when you were blocked in college and had to write a paper, didn't it always manage to fix itself the night before the paper was due? Writer's block is having too much time on your hands.
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To be a legend, we have to make a lot of right moves and great music.
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Figures are the most shocking things in the world. The prettiest little squiggles of black looked at in the right light and yet consider the blow they can give you upon the heart.
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You ever laughed so hard nobody in the world could hurt you for a minute, no matter what they tried to do to you?
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We certainly will prepare consciously and professionally, but still you cannot predict the future.
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Be scared. You can't help that. But don't be afraid. Ain't nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid. A bear or a deer, too, has got to be scared of a coward the same as a brave man has got to be.
