Tamsin Greig Quotes
Dad was a retired chemist who, in his 60s, fathered and fed me and my two sisters while Mum worked as a secretary. He made us curries, Chinese meals and strange concoctions. He was often unsuccessful.
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Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from doing little things well.
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I am genuinely into soul, R&B and hip hop - all these genres that get slapped under the 'soul' genre. That spoke to me more than it did to my punk-rock friends. And punk spoke more to me than it did to my soul friends. I basically didn't fit comfortably in either world.
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Irish novelist John Banville has a creepy, introverted imagination.
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I've actually done a lot of comedy.
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My mother is an ordained minister. I'm a Muslim. She didn't do back flips when I called her to tell her I converted 17 years ago. But I tell you now, you put things to the side, and I'm able to see her, and she's able to see me. We love each other. The love has grown.
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It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
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I did an 'Our Town' in San Diego in the seventies with amateurs that I can tear up just thinking about.
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If I learned anything from the Army, it was about being able to get things done, no matter how tough the assignment, and it served me later in life.
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War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
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If we want people to vote, we need to make it a larger part of their self-image.
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You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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I think happiness is a combination of pleasure, engagement and meaningfulness.
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I'm not really a fan of healthy food - I love eating! But, of course, I do work out.
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Citizens United opened a door that's frustrated anyone who's looking.
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Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.
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The movie business is a big gamble.
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You don't get to the highest levels of the sport without having the basics in order.
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You've got to keep your eye on the prize and do what you love to do.
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I haven't read hardly any Westerns, to tell you the truth.
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I think I matured quite early, but what that does mean is I have moments of complete immaturity. When I come home, I don't want to be an actor. I just want to be a kid. I barely even know what money is.
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'Macbeth' was a very lucky play for me.
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All the records I've put out have had either artwork that I did while I was young or something that my Dad painted.
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Dad was a retired chemist who, in his 60s, fathered and fed me and my two sisters while Mum worked as a secretary. He made us curries, Chinese meals and strange concoctions. He was often unsuccessful.
