Ben Gazzara Quotes
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A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots.
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What nourishes us at home and in school is what inspires us. When we get awareness and learn about the great potential that we all human beings have, we are able to discover our leadership.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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Brussels sprouts are really quite versatile.
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A lot of the time, you see something really beautiful, but if you don't have the perfect figure and are a really small size, it won't work well for you.
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Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
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Theocratic and military authorities share one thing: they have no sense of humour.
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How can there be so many mothers in the world but so little sense of what it might be to become one?
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A 'farm' today means 100,000 chickens in a space the size of a Motel 6 shower stall.
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I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in these United States. No man can form an adequate idea of the real meaning of the word, without coming here.
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I'm not a wealthy person because I was never a star. I was a working actor and a supporting actor.
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It is quite hard to relax in London. I always say I'd move somewhere quieter, but I am a bit of a confirmed urbanite now - it crept up on me without me noticing. I always think that I function quite well on my own, unusually so, but then I'm reminded how important people are to me.
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A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness.
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Usually my writing is very over the top and bombastic and very, like, 'I'm amazing! Look at me!'
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To be honest, I haven't had a lot of time off.
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I suppose this was really the moment for embarking upon an impassioned defence of Boko, stressing his admirable qualities. Not being able to think of any, however, I remained silent.
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I know you're all saying I can go to the moon but I can't find Pasadena.
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A good traveler is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from.
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The older I get, the more special time with family gets.
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With 'That Awkward Moment', you could argue I'm just playing the girlfriend of Zac Efron, but the director was such a creative force and let me make her my own. I loved being part of something that felt so relevant and fresh.
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You can't write about a friend, you can only write about a former friend.
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Singing in Gaelic is very, very natural to do. I think lends itself very much so to being sung.
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I have no nationality, no country.
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I love awards, especially if I get them.
