Antony Sher Quotes
I never regret things. It's a really dangerous thing to say, but for anyone involved in the arts, the bad things that happen make for good material. It's not a comfortable truth, but it is true.Antony Sher
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I think 4 percent growth is a good goal. And I think the fact that we have become used to an economy that sort of putt putts along between 1 and 2 percent is sort of tragic.
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I doubt I'll ever have another traditional print deal.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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Making my class laugh and getting in trouble. I was the class clown.
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It's become a habit to make films where the father is absent. My father impresses me, but the father figure does not.
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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My favorite movies growing up were things like 'The Wizard of Oz,' but as I got older, I really began to admire people like Steven Soderbergh.
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I love puppies, and I love animals in general. Besides that, I do martial arts: extreme martial arts. I also play real guitar and drums, and sing. And I'm taking some college classes, hoping to major in English and creative writing.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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We served on the editorial board of a literary monthly called Face in 1968 and 1969. He was a young writer, and I was also interested in broad cultural issues. We agreed on all major issues and became friends.
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If a literary man puts together two words about music, one of them will be wrong.
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I've always romanticized the late '40s and '50s - the cars, jazz, the open roads and lack of pollution. Now there are more vehicles, less hitchhikers, more billboards and power lines and stuff. People wrote wonderful long letters that took months to receive, and now everything is email.
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I am just an actor, but there are these other people who are really selfless. I come from a long line of nurses in my family, and they really do a thankless job.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I really don't like confrontations. One of the reasons I'm retiring is that I'm tired of hurting people's feelings.
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I'm not bothered about what others are doing. All I want to do is excel in whatever it is that I do.
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I, for one, believe that partisanship should have nothing to do with the actions of Christ. You're either Christlike, or you're not.
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If he (Spock) didn’t have any emotions, he wouldn’t be interesting. Actually, Spock does have a sense of compassion though he won’t allow himself to believe that. I admire his logic. It’s so uncluttered. I appreciate the ability to be precise. I like to think that I am logical-but sometimes I look back and wonder if the things I do are logical.
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I just don't think I'm a very good singer.
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This is not some distant problem of the future. This is a problem that is affecting Americans right now. Whether it means increased flooding, greater vulnerability to drought, more severe wildfires - all these things are having an impact on Americans as we speak.
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I never regret things. It's a really dangerous thing to say, but for anyone involved in the arts, the bad things that happen make for good material. It's not a comfortable truth, but it is true.
Antony Sher
