Alice Thomas Ellis Quotes
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It's difficult to talk about, you know, my inadequacies, my inability to stay sober when I'm a relatively bright man and I've had a lot of great blessings and a lot of great opportunities.
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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I would like to direct.
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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
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Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' – the variety of characters was so amazing to me.
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It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They'd call you up and tell you, 'Hey, jump off this building!' and they'd give you a hundred bucks, and you'd do it.
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It works both ways: there are victims of tragedy who come to me who have experienced grief of such magnitude that they cannot reconcile. Likewise, I cannot change the mentality of those who committed the crimes or the fools who followed them.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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I don't feel closeted.
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Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.
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I was getting offers. I had just turned them down. Then I realized I should be grateful that at age 54, people were still offering me film roles.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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In my experience, scientists are not always the most socially adjusted people, and may have habits and fascinations outside of their work that others might consider odd.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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The best piece of advice that my mother gave me is to never have a plan B. She told me to stick to plan A because if you have a plan B you will inevitably fall back on it.
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Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!
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Sometimes the things that scare me are the things I'm drawn to: moving to London, L.A., New York; marrying, having a kid. In order to live a full life, sometimes you have to do things that scare you.
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When people evaluate their life, they compare themselves to a standard of what a successful life is, and it turns out that standard tends to be universal: People in Togo and Denmark have the same idea of what a good life is, and a lot of that has to do with money and material prosperity.
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The most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world, I don't expect to see it just like I was seeing the fellow who lives in the next room.
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It pays in England to be a revolutionary and a bible-smacker most of one's life, and then come round.
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In the old days, you dealt with one regulator. Now it's five or six. You all should ask the question how American that is.
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Claudia's the sort of girl who goes through life holding onto the sides.
