Oscar Peterson Quotes
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Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.
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It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.
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I think knowing where you can generally fit is important, but the fun thing about being an actor is sometimes stretching beyond that stereotype and stretching beyond the box that people put you in.
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If you're playing in a room that holds 15,000 people, it's just a question of how bad the room acoustics are and in what way they're bad.
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I started modelling when I was 13, so I learned a lot of things. I actually love doing make-up on other people, too.
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I like talking one-on-one to everyone. I find it really sort of cathartic and interesting to hear people's opinions.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea.
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In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it.
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People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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When I was a kid - 10, 11, 12, 13 - the thing I wanted most in the world was a best friend. I wanted to be important to people; to have people that understood me. I wanted to just be close to somebody.
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Our dream as actors is to tell interesting stories about interesting people.
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Quite understandably, people think that if there's a six-year gap or whatever, that it's taken me six years to make the album. It's not really like that at all.
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People don't blame the act of driving for auto accidents.
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Regular martial arts is traditional, with no music and no flips choreograhed into it. But extreme martial arts is choreographed to music. It's very fast-beat uptempo, and you put a lot of acrobatic maneuvers into the routine.
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There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.
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Unlike the stereotypical author, I've never had a job as a short-order cook, but I love cooking hot breakfasts for lots of people, juggling the eggs and the bacon and the tomatoes and the fried potatoes and so on.
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Actually, I find it embarrassing being a pop star. I prefer it when people just treat me like anybody else, although occasionally there is a side of me, which is indulgent and I expect certain things because of my position. It's one of the perks.
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I live life what I consider to be normal.
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Sweeter than the perfume of roses is a reputation for a kind, charitable, unselfish nature; a ready disposition to do to others any good turn in your power.
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It's never about the chemo; it's never about the cancer. It's all about what you're willing to put in to overcome whatever the obstacle is.
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I believe it's extremely important to include some other type of fitness activity in your training, so cross training will help you to avoid injury when you are dancing.
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If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you.
