Anna Maxwell Martin Quotes
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Back in the mid '90s, I went to a film festival, and they were airing 'Central Park West' at the same time as this cute little romantic comedy movie called 'French Exit,' and I got to go from one theater where I was goofy, falling over myself, to this kind of evil vixen kind of character.
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Virtually everything that gets printed about me is wrong anyway, so it doesn't really matter what you say.
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All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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The acting bug just seemed to stick with me. I loved going to theatre school in college and continued to train in film classes and had been auditioning for T.V. and movie roles since I was in my late teens. My career has been slow and steady, and I kind of like it that way.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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I'd like to make something about someone who hasn't existed so that I don't have to tread so carefully and can feel a little bit more creative freedom.
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The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here.
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My parents took me to a movie, and I remember wanting to sit apart from them for some reason. I wanted to be a big boy or whatever. I remember looking up on that screen. It was a movie about medieval knights. All I remember is saying, 'I want to do that. I want to make movies.'
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In my district, I know we have thousands of little creeks and streams, some of which only fill up when it rains. Nationwide, they're in the tens of thousands.
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Nothing should be noticed.
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Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.
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Who does understand life?
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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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Most of my songs are about insensitivity of some kind.
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You have an entire generation of kids who grew up with the idea that music is something that you can download for free.
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I wanted to play a TV detective because it's a rite of passage; I wanted to experience every area of acting. I haven't done comedy or as much Shakespeare as I had intended.
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I've never had a supernatural experience. I've been tempted to maybe have a tarot-card reading, but I don't know if I'd necessarily want to know.
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A lone voice isn't as important as a collective voice.
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I'm quite claustrophobic, and I don't like everyone crowding around and shouting the same questions.
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The young are heated by Nature as drunken men by wine.
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If I want to kiss, I shall kiss. If I am told that a lovemaking scene is integral to the script, I will consider it.
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I am shy - going to parties kills me.
