Anthony Daniels Quotes
I’m actually quite tired because Threepio is an exhausting character - he’s always very tense, he’s always slightly on the edge of panic. That’s why he’s funny, because he’s always in the wrong place. I record each piece three times in a row, so the director can choose without interrupting too much.
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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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When people tell really good stories in songs, I really like it.
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People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money.
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We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
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Hollywood's got its own particular environment.
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I'm going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It's like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he's stuck - in fantasy, up pops a wizard, and off we go.
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To me hair dressing means shape. It's very important that the foundations should be right.
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I worked with HBO on 'Recount,' and we had a wonderful experience together. I'm such a fan of HBO and how much flexibility they give in character as well as schedule.
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I was amazed at how the life of a freelancer differed from running a remote studio for another company. I thought I knew what I was doing in 2004 when I left Eidos because I had run Ion Storm Austin, which was my own independent studio. I had run a business unit inside Origin, but being part of a startup is crazy.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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Well, I just wanted to be a person. I just wanted them to keep writing me as humanistic as possible.
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Do you know what a showmance is? It is like being at a summer camp when you're a teenager. You spend summertime away from your home. When you spend three months very closely with someone at a particular place, it is like a summer love. You have no choice but to get involved with that person.
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As for my own music, I've never written a book about it. I'm not pedagogical... When I write an abstract piano sonata or a concerto, I write what I feel. I'm not a self-conscious composer.
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To become the best comedian, I must be well-rounded.
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When we're back home, I feel pretty domesticated.
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A bicycle has transformed my experience of London.
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The men and women who occupied the east coast of North America between 1607 and 1800 have been more closely scrutinized than any other collection of people in American history.
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I love TV now, and 'Modern Family,' but what draws me back to theater is that initial instinct of wanting to be a theater actor. I love the challenge of starting a play and not stopping until you finish. I love the immediacy of trusting your instincts.
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Why should all life be work, when we all can borrow. Let's think only of today, and not worry about tomorrow.
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I am sort of an adventurer. I like to explore new places. I don't get to travel as often as I would like but I love it.
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Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on.
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I’m actually quite tired because Threepio is an exhausting character - he’s always very tense, he’s always slightly on the edge of panic. That’s why he’s funny, because he’s always in the wrong place. I record each piece three times in a row, so the director can choose without interrupting too much.
