Marcel Marceau Quotes
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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Nearly all edible seaweeds - or 'sea vegetables,' as they ought technically to be called - belong to one of three broad groups: green, red and brown algae.
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In 1980, shortly before my 11th birthday, I wrote my first essay in English.
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I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.
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I procrastinate all morning. That's when I get my office work done and answer e-mails and see what's on the Internet and do laundry.
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In France and other European countries, film stars are more celebrated. In Germany, if we are good at what we do, we are respected but not acclaimed. And, of course, we are not paid like Americans are.
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You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.
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Temperamentally I'm not a natural producer, because I don't have the patience.
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The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
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When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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All the audience cares about is what you put up on the screen.
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The hour of the liberal interventionists like Hillary Clinton in Libya, like the neocons' hour of power in the GOP, is over.
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I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.
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We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.
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There's something really cool about TV. TV, you get the luxury of having the same people around. It is such a blessing when you get a TV job. You really have a chance to get to make, like, work friends. I think TV is one of the few mediums where I've had the opportunity to get to know my crew members.
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Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
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When I am fascinated by something, I like to play with it.
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Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.
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In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
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I decided that I didn't want to spend my time in a liberal arts college.
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We have a revolutionary history to honor and uphold. Which was what Nelson Mandela did. He reminded us of that which we need to be reminded, over and over again, about our own best selves.
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The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.
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My view of civilization is that there have always been small pockets of good, decent, kind people surrounded by corrupt and evil power structures. It's always a battle to stay on the side of good.
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In silence and movement you can show the reflection of people.
