Marcel Proust Quotes
One must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself.
Quotes to Explore
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All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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Because I've done so many different roles, I don't want to repeat myself. It's getting harder and harder to find something interesting. You never know - I might never make a film again.
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I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep swinging, and eventually you get a hit.
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I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.
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I've never played a Dane in a movie. I've had offers to be in Danish movies, including for some good directors, but I either had a job at the time or, when I was available, the movie just didn't happen. Hopefully someday I'll do one.
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The truth is I love musical theater and always have.
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The biggest problem with dyslexic kids is not the perceptual problem, it is their perception of themselves. That was my biggest problem.
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I have to watch the news or my day is not complete.
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I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.
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The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply saying the first thing that comes to mind from being learnt by rote by frequent repetition - cannot be called prayer: God grant that no Christian may address Him in this manner.
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For 'Iron Man' I had to improv with Robert Downey Jr., which is like going up against LeBron in basketball. At one point he stopped and said, 'Can we give a round of applause to Olivia, because she's rocking it right now.'
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The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.
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My wife tells me I am a male chauvinist pig and I have to sort of admit it. In my office and in my home, I'm not very democratic. I think of myself as a benevolent dictator.
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I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot.
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It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.
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I've got a one-dimensional mind.
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I loved it. We would rehearse in this dark theatre, unaware of the sunny day outside, and be immersed in the magic of creating something from our imaginations.
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Every movie I've done, when they cast me, they knew I'd probably do it for a toffee apple and a Frappuccino.
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I think if anybody had the opportunity to stay in one place and play ball, they would.
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Right now we are not on a plane list for the next couple of days so that gives us the opportunity to focus on the people who are here.
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I think that what appeals to me in my work is having the opportunity to inhabit different genres and so to reach different audiences.
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I say nice things about Mariah Carey all the time. I tell Mariah all the time how much of a fan I am of her. She's one of my favorite artists of all time... She's shaped a generation of singers.
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One must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself.
