Ben Affleck Quotes
But on balance, a performer wants to feel that there's something there which stands out because you put a lot of effort into it, a lot of energy and a lot of yourself into something. I feel pretty successful about some movies I've been in that have not been greeted with a lot of enthusiasm and I do trust my own criteria.
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I finish, like, one book in a day. That's my problem. That's why Kindle is good for me, because I put, like, 15 books in it.
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If you've got Mystique as your girlfriend the fun you could have in bed – I've just imagined X-Men 3 might open with me in bed with Patrick Stewart.
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Americans are more likely to watch a film in their own language. For the rest of the world, it doesn't matter so much.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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It's on my bucket list, to get in a real fight.
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Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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When I was growing up in Pennsylvania, auditioning for Broadway was my dream.
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I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
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Everything we did was criticized. For about thirty years we lived with the world against us, accusing us of things we didn't do!
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I did a movie called 'Quicksand No Escape' with Donald Sutherland and Tim Matheson. I think I was maybe 5. I was really little. Yeah, it was fun. And actually, Felicity Huffman played my mom.
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I can write a program that lets you break the copy protection on a music file. But I can't write a program that solders new connections onto a chip for you.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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Growing up in Dumfries, I got no sun - I spent all my time in my room making records. When I came to America, it made me recognise the benefits of sunlight. Oh, and I also got a good haircut. I used to have a terrible haircut.
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An exorcism is tantamount to a miracle - an extraordinary intervention of God.
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Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.
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We don't have any power other than our intellect and our hearts.
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Sort of like, I have to make the Japanese lyrics really deep.
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I'm trying to be one of the greatest players, so whatever level that consists of is where I want to take my game.
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Both my parents are artists, so that just makes me look at everything slightly different. I listened to different music; I dressed differently. So I kind of grew up without following the pack.
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Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them. If you allow yourself to be somewhat curious - and if you get into the habit of doing that - it's the first step to being open minded and realizing that your points of view aren't totally opposite.
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Well, I've cleaned bathrooms in a warehouse. That was pretty terrible. But I can't complain because I'm sure other people have done worse.
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But on balance, a performer wants to feel that there's something there which stands out because you put a lot of effort into it, a lot of energy and a lot of yourself into something. I feel pretty successful about some movies I've been in that have not been greeted with a lot of enthusiasm and I do trust my own criteria.
