Anna Maxwell Martin Quotes
I get described as 'interesting' a lot. People often call me odd, too. Maybe they mean ugly. Given the services of a plastic surgeon, I would get a pair of cheekbones.
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I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.
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We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
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The world is too violent right now.
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The Prophet defeated the enemies of Islam even when he and his followers were small in number.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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And in the Second World War, you didn't just read about it in the newspapers because you weren't allowed to read it in the newspapers. It was all censored, you know? So nobody knew what we were doing.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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It was not about losing my mental power; it's about not feeling good about my contribution to the game.
Garry Kasparov -
German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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Time was God's first creation.
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Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.
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One of the main lessons I have learned the last five years as Secretary-General is that the United Nations cannot function properly without the support of the business community and civil society. We need to have tripartite support - the governments, the business communities and the civil society.
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I've always found that once you're in the door of a place and you have the chance to show how you operate and how talented you are, then anything can happen.
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This job certainly doesn't win you a huge amount of friends, I accept that, but it is very enjoyable, and deep down I think it's probably quite a worthwhile job.
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People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
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I always work on the theory that the audience will believe you best if you believe yourself. This meant that I had to come to understand Moses well enough to believe in my portrayal of him.
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Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence.
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I have improved the way in which I paint. The colours are cleaner and there is more energy in the brush work.
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People go down bad paths and they make bad decisions, but it's always justified in their head.
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I like seeing the cameras because it helps visualize how the music people and the movie people teamed up.
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I get described as 'interesting' a lot. People often call me odd, too. Maybe they mean ugly. Given the services of a plastic surgeon, I would get a pair of cheekbones.
