Eric Sykes Quotes
Being deaf and partially blind means I don't really watch TV. I wouldn't know what to do with a remote control.
Quotes to Explore
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The Resistance is a moral certainty, not a poetic one. The true poet never uses words in order to punish someone. His judgment belongs to a creative order; it is not formulated as a prophetic scripture.
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Editing is the same as quarrelling with writers - same thing exactly.
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I personally enjoy theatre, but preferably I do films so that I can reach up to maximum audience. If you want to give a serious message, it will reach out to maximum people through films. But through theatre, you can hardly reach out to about 3,000 audience at a time.
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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
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It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life.
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I know there is pain when sawmills close and people lose jobs, but we have to make a choice. We need water and we need these forests.
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I am a leader in my own world. That's enough for me.
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I like almonds as a snack - keeps your energy up but doesn't fill you up.
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I'm not interested in celebrity.
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Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.
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I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.
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It would definitely be fun to do a musical one day.
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Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I sent the stumps spinning and heard them rattling in the tunnels. No mishap was going to stop me from bowling in the real game, especially this one.
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Among the questions we have in mind: dark matter, antimatter, and matter symmetry.
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It's nice to see that people in Middle America are really affected.
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You know, making a movie is a collaborative effort and sometimes all the ingredients don't work out. I know that every now and again I am going to make a movie that won't work.
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PS: It's all gossip about the prince. I'm not in the habit of taking my girlfriends' beaux.
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Where do you put the fear when you choose to innovate? The fear is there, but you have to find a place to put it.
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Redwoods flourish in fog, but they don't like salt air. They tend to appear in valleys that are just out of sight of the sea. In their relationship with the sea, redwoods are like cats that long to be stroked but are shy to the touch.
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God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad was so relieved - he'd say, 'You were terrible; this kid is not going to be an actor.' Finally, I did a play and he said, 'Son - you were really good.'
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I don't have a poker face at all - I have a very, very expressional face, and I have no control over that.
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Being deaf and partially blind means I don't really watch TV. I wouldn't know what to do with a remote control.
