Andy Serkis Quotes
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was fourteen at the time.
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We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.
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Most of the people nowadays send their things by internet. But I cannot work that way. I like to do it myself.
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
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If you're a good choice maker, you can choose the best emotional responses and choose the best new life paths, forward and upward.
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I like being an outsider. It is better in France on the outside.
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Above all, we must avoid the pitfalls of tribalism. If we are divided among ourselves on tribal lines, we open our doors to foreign intervention and its potentially harmful consequences.
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I'm just someone who marvels at God.
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Of course there are times when I think, 'I'd be better out of this.'
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Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
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I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
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I was very lucky: I started acting in this highly subsidized German theater world, so there was not so much job insecurity. We had great working conditions, long rehearsal times, well paid.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.
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There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge.
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I own a home in Kyoto, Japan actually on the temple on grounds in Nanzenji that is going to become a Japanese art museum.
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When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.
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Listen, even if you go wild, I like class. Everybody in show business never should forget that there is a line, and that you should have class.
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I'm sure everyone that has ever done an action movie has just drooled over how full of talent Bruce Lee was and how unique he was.
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At the end of the day, my natural habitat is in a car and I am happiest in that environment.
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I never had a massive desire to buy clothes. I liked to customise the clothes I already had or was given when I was younger. If I didn't like them that much, I made them how I wanted them to be.
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The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.
