Antony Sher Quotes
I'm always very proud of belonging to three minorities: gay, Jewish, white South African.Antony Sher
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With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face.
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My father, I think he played percussion in high school. My mother played piano when she was very young, but only for a brief while. I don't think she had a great teacher. In any case, neither of them were really into music at a young age.
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I talk about myself in the third person all the time. I don't live my life in the way someone like you does. I live my life completely serving only my work and my fans.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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I am at a stage where I want to be known as a versatile actor.
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Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends.
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My centre of who I thought I was was never very consciously about being beautiful or attractive - I think I'm one of those people who's actually grown into their looks.
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The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
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I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment.
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In the material sciences these are and have been, and are most surely likely to continue to be heroic days.
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It's all about sound. It's that simple.
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Talking about stepping down in five years is frankly not a topic of particular actuality now.
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A lot of people have a sense-of-entitlement mentality that somebody else ought to do these things for them. People are mad at the government for not getting jobs for them. I don't understand why it's the government's responsibility.
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Fundamentalism - of any variety - is a form of illiteracy, in that it asserts that it is necessary to read only one book.
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I am thinking about launching a wine website where there is a deal and the crowd can dictate how cheap it can get.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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I find that putting my make-up on and playing with different looks is really relaxing for me before the show. It kind of helps me make that transition from 'mommy' to 'performer,' or star or whatever you want to call it!
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I marvel to think that the Son of God would condescend to save us, as imperfect, impure, mistake-prone, and ungrateful as we often are. I have tried to understand the Savior's Atonement with my finite mind, and the only explanation I can come up with is this: God loves us deeply, perfectly, and everlastingly.
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I want to make films that make a difference. I want to be out and hope that that will make things better for gay people and for myself. I hope one day I can start to make the kind of projects or be involved with kind of projects that can really make a difference.
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Honestly, orthodoxy concerns me about as much as it concerns your average jackrabbit. I only follow rules that take me where I want to go. If there aren't any rules, I make up my own and follow them strictly.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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I'm always very proud of belonging to three minorities: gay, Jewish, white South African.
Antony Sher
