George Elliott Clarke Quotes
The moon twangs its silver strings; The river swoons into town; The wind beds down in the pines, Covers itself with stars.
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For me, the greatest good fortune I have being raised by actors is I came in knowing that a career is the ebb and flow.
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If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.
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I am in the infantry for 17 weeks and after that I don't know where I am going.
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I only made $200 a week and I had to buy my own bullets.
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When you live in a condo complex with people next door, I don't know how you can be dead for four months without anybody noticing you not coming and going.
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You've always got to have the right blend of colour. You'd be silly to match a yellow t-shirt with a light green pair of trousers, you know? You can wear different colours at the same time, and as long as they blend with each other then it works. That's what I like.
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It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends.
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It's because we are so flooded with American culture that we're startled when we see ourselves up there on the screen.
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My brother's 21 years older than me, so I grew up doing more adult things. Like listening to old music.
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In an open society, no idea can be above scrutiny, just as no people should be beneath dignity.
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I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did.
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I remember being unemployed and walking the East Village streets for many years, constantly checking my voice mail on pay phones, hoping for an audition.
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Do stuff that scares you on a regular basis. I think it's good for the body and for the mind.
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I didn't necessarily want to be famous growing up, but I knew I would be a good famous person because I'm not offended if somebody comes up to me and knows things about me and wants to engage me in a conversation.
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I've known Bret Michaels forever.
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I was able to retire from the sport with all my faculties and not let the sport retire me.
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People always used to say to me, 'Don't you want your own show? That'd be so cool if you had your own show.' I said, 'You know, it's not gonna happen. So – no.'
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it'll be this kind of deep blue”she said. “The kind of color that somehow sucks your eyes and your ears and all your words —the color of a completely closed-in night
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There's no such thing as a tough child - if you parboil them first for seven hours, they always come out tender.
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Honestly, at times, I still get bored. 'Dancing with the Stars' kept me busy, and that's what I like. When I first started fighting, I was working two jobs, and I was still going to school at the same time while training. I'm meant to be a busy person.
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There is nothing worse than when actors come to a set - and it happens a lot with big stars - and they are too aware of where the camera is. They are the show. And that becomes apparent and it affects the production. I am like 'You should not know where the camera is - you should act, and I will do the rest.'
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The moon twangs its silver strings; The river swoons into town; The wind beds down in the pines, Covers itself with stars.
