Anthony Hopkins Quotes
I know that some actors and directors like to have intensity on set. I don't, particularly. Certainly, if they want that, that's fine, but I can't work like that.
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Funny is an attitude.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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I did not have a father. It was my mom who chose to be alone. She felt that she would be better off by herself with me after I was born.
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I like to give people more than their money's worth.
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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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France is a fantastic country. It's between the Anglo-Saxon and Latin cultures. We have some of the Anglo-Saxon rigor, and some of the Latin quirkiness.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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I was taking my first uncertain steps towards writing for children when my own were young. Reading aloud to them taught me a great deal when I had a great deal to learn. It taught me elementary things about rhythm and pace, the necessary musicality of text.
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Once you realize just the sort of glut of books that exists out there, it does become incumbent on you not to add to it unless you have a damn good reason.
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I loved 'White Christmas' for the music aspect. I was into musical theater.
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I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.
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Without husbands, women have to focus on earning more. They work longer hours, they're willing to relocate and they're more likely to choose higher-paying fields like technology.
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I am not afraid to go to jail.
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It's high time for the art world to admit that the avant-garde is dead. It was killed by my hero, Andy Warhol, who incorporated into his art all the gaudy commercial imagery of capitalism (like Campbell's soup cans) that most artists had stubbornly scorned.
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Whatever you've accomplished there's always more to experience.
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There's no twilight in the tropics. Night falls like a curtain.
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I ate two waffles, a banana and cereal with blueberries. And that whas between my two breakfasts.
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I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.
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Any character can find an audience and work if you have passion for that character. You might have to just scrape off the dirt and the barnacles and pull it out and highlight it.
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I know that some actors and directors like to have intensity on set. I don't, particularly. Certainly, if they want that, that's fine, but I can't work like that.
