Daniel Defoe Quotes

Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!

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• I don't get controversial, I don't get political and I don't tell you what to do with your life. I just go out there and tell some stories, and people can relate.

  

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• When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.

  

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• I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.

  

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• Alas the Church of England! What with Popery on one hand, and schismatics on the other, how has she been crucified between two thieves!

  

  Daniel Defoe
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