Anthony Caro Quotes
Scale is very, very important, like the scale of a person is very important. It's to do with the size of our space, the fact they are big sculptures, they are still human scale.
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I need to feel as if everything is clean and in its proper place before I can even attempt to write one word. At least, that's what I tell myself. I make the bed, I put away the dishes, maybe I dust, maybe I do the laundry, maybe I go to the post office.
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Be a good-looking corpse. Leave a good-looking tattoo.
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There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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So many roles for women demand that you make the audience fall in love with you or sympathise with you.
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You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp all the time.
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After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.
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Sometimes I feel like there are just too many things weighing on my mind at once, and I can't control my thoughts or even my body at times.
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I make a mean peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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Overpaying the banks for their toxic assets could contribute capital, but that may not be politically feasible or attractive.
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'The Sisters Brothers' has endeared so many prize juries because the Western format has more of a broad appeal and is familiar to readers.
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In America, we may acknowledge Washington and Lincoln as great men, and probably Franklin and Jefferson and maybe Franklin Delano Roosevelt and possibly even several more, but we would probably disagree about precisely what it was that made them great, what it was that enabled them to give a lasting direction to the course of events.
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As an actor, I'm very much a company person. And this also goes through my life: I have a dread of responsibility. I like someone else to be in charge.
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My priority is to ensure peace and harmony in Malaysia. That is uppermost in my mind.
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The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and have a good time.
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I love 'First Wives Club' and 'Death Becomes Her' and movies about women like that.
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Although most executives pay lip service to the idea of hiring for cultural fit, few have the courage or discipline to make it the primary criteria for bringing someone into the company.
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Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.
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I love working in Canada. The ovation is great. It makes me feel like I'm the top dog.
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I often use the same harmonies as pop music because the complexity of what I do is elsewhere.
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We've never had much success there. They've always got good teams, and that makes a difference.
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Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.
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Scale is very, very important, like the scale of a person is very important. It's to do with the size of our space, the fact they are big sculptures, they are still human scale.
