Anthony Hopkins Quotes
The art of acting is not to act. Once you show them more, what you show them, in fact is bad acting.
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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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To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I've never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it.
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I love a real-life, movie moment in living color.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you've felt, that you have observed.
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That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing.
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I saw that my image was changing or fading. One of the reasons for taking a break from clubs was to be missed-not forgotten.
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
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I constantly remind people that crime isn't solved by technology; it's solved by people.
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Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved, the lowest by the highest and the highest in their turn unto the Supreme Mover of all.
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Sometimes, especially when it's cold, I get dry skin, so I scratch a lot. I scratch my arms incessantly.
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When people are like, 'What do you think of this vampire craze?' - well, I don't really feel like it ever ended, personally, 'cause I've always been into them, like 'Underworld.'
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Cerrone is a great opponent. The guy won eight fights straight.
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Well, a younger woman is a type, but not necessarily a type for me. And what is a younger woman? I mean, I'm pretty old. Almost everyone is younger.
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For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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We don't all look alike - some people think they're tough, some people think they're fragile - but in the end, we share a lot.
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I wondered why I hadn't realized before that art was hard because you had to recreate not merely the scene but the way it soared into your soul and changed you.
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I happen to be pretty productive when I am in jail. When you are in jail, you have to spend more time with yourself.
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What you want, what feels good to you - it's all going to change with every partner you have.
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The art of acting is not to act. Once you show them more, what you show them, in fact is bad acting.
