Candice Patton Quotes
It's nice getting to play a different version of yourself. You sign on for a show and think you're just going to play one character for however many years, so it's nice, for an actor, to have a little bit of fun.
Quotes to Explore
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Golf was never a religion to me.
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I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.
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I couldn't follow nobody's rules.
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I've found that the most engaging and satisfying author events I've done are with other people, where the conversation is spontaneous. I think that is by far the better way to introduce and promote a book.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.
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My parents would have loved it if my brother or I had become a doctor or lawyer.
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But I was losing so much bone density that I would have been in grave danger. And I mean grave danger. If I had let it go just a few more years I could have broken my hip or spine just picking up my granddaughter.
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To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.
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I grew up in Deptford in south London, and at that time I used to wear toppers, loon pants and tonic suits from shops like Take 6 and Topman. I was a bit of a soul boy, but I had a very eclectic taste in music - I was into James Brown and Bowie; and I was the only kid in the neighbourhood who would also be listening to Chopin.
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
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Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
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It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
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I was always a writer – working on campaigns was never a profession for me. It was something I did on the side, really, so the trajectory hasn't been a political operative who likes to dabble in writing and finds himself into stumbling on film and TV – that was always my goal.
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You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.
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I look upon the whole world as my parish.
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My father was a deeply committed humanitarian. He was a fighter for social justice. He was spirited in the deepest sense.
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All human things do require to have an ideal in them; to have some soul in them.
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I feel like songwriting is an experiment in empathy.
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You know Washington. If the deadline is midnight, they'll start working on it at 11:30.
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It's nice getting to play a different version of yourself. You sign on for a show and think you're just going to play one character for however many years, so it's nice, for an actor, to have a little bit of fun.
