P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
‘And shove him into a dungeon with dripping walls and see to it that he is well gnawed by rats.’
Quotes to Explore
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I like wearing things that are a bit off but not in a ridiculous 'I'm wearing a huge hat' kind of way. More a socks with sandals way.
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Think about finding out when you're 13 that your dad is not your dad. It's like, okay, take it on the chin and keep going. No choice, really.
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I think that ageism is a cultural illness; it's not a personal illness.
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There's not a day in my life I'm not proud of being gay, but I just wasn't ready for that attention to be placed on it. I remember being on Oprah. Well, not on Oprah. Near Oprah. She started saying, 'Now, Nathan, you got all those girlie moves going down in 'The Birdcage,' where's all that coming from? You're so good at all that girlie stuff!'
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If you are a kid, reading is really important stuff.
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My Native American heritage was not embraced by our family, and we grew up African-American, so I didn't have a lot of access or history to that line of my family.
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We all make mistakes, and we all need second chances. For youth in foster care, these mistakes are often purposeful - if not consciously so; a way to test the strength of a bond and establish trust in a new parent.
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There's so many other things I want to do. I don't want to do them to be different or just for a challenge, but because my heart and soul tell me to.
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People love coming on television, even if they have to show their miseries.
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If you put Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson and James Woods in a room together, there wouldn't be room for anyone else.
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I don't do anything just 'cause nothing else is happening, or for money.
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If your dad always has candy, how cool is he? Coolest dude in the world. My kids think I'm cool.
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I had an incredibly full life with my imagination: I used to have all sorts of trolls and things; I had a wonderful world around my toys and invented people. I don't mean I had imaginary friends; I just had this big imagination thing going on. I didn't need any imaginary friends, because I had so much other stuff going on.
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I'll tell you one thing you can't do: you can't put your shoes on, then your socks on.
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I always say, 'When the Olympics are happening, you shouldn't be in any other place in the planet - you should be here.'
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It's like with a girl: it's more fun to meet and slowly, gradually learn things about each other. A little mystery is always nice and it's interesting to still learn new things about someone you are involved with.
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I would never have written 'Trainspotting' if it hadn't been for this album, 'Raw Power,' and 'Metallic K.O.'
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I wouldn't mind doing Broadway, but I am definitely trying to get a album out there first.
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America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore.
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I would make documentaries if it was a worthy cause. I have a lot of respect for people who put themselves in harm's way to make people see that something needs to be done.
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Movies are written in sand: applauded today, forgotten tomorrow.
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I like the idea of a character that you wanna like even though you know he's making immoral choices throughout the film.
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‘And shove him into a dungeon with dripping walls and see to it that he is well gnawed by rats.’
