Louis Gossett, Jr. Quotes
When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a lot more stories to be told than slavery.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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I've been just eating very healthy, all organic, no sugar, white flour, nothing artificial. I'm being so incredibly strict... not a lot of meat!
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Gossip can be entertaining: occasionally, I've heard the most fascinating things about myself I never knew.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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There is no easy way to get around horrible people on the Internet, and it's either just leave it or don't and get sucked into the whirlwind of it all.
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I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion.
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Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. It's there to nourish your body.
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Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
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Sometimes I sit down to dinner with people and I realize there is a massive military machine surrounding us, trying to kill the people I'm having dinner with.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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The purpose of sports - even foreign sports - is not to bore people.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
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Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.
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Self-esteem is something you have to earn!
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Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.
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"We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves."
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Because jurors have an extraordinary amount of power over the situation and of the people and the story in front of them, they tend to pay pretty intense attention to what's happening.
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When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a lot more stories to be told than slavery.
