Abi Morgan Quotes
I spent most of the Seventies living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and most of the Eighties living in Stoke-on-Trent.
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The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
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I'm feeling incredibly Botox-tempted as my face collapses around my shoulders.
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I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special.
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I was authorized to do everything that I did.
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The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
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Like I went out to a predominantly black club last night and nobody said anything and I was wishing somebody would so that someone would dance with me.
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I'm a huge Wong Kar-Wai fan.
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Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.
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There's nothing in the Bible that says, 'You must play video games.'
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Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying.
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We can quiet our minds enough to tune in to what our bodies are telling us - I believe in angels - and we need to listen to the messages being sent. They are real messages - just as real as a human saying something to you.
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Most fears are basic: fear of the dark, fear of going down in the basement, fear of weird sounds, fear that somebody is waiting for you in your closet. Those kinds of things stay with you no matter what age.
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You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know?
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'Orphan Black' allows for people to have debates and theories and allegiances to different characters - to trust characters and hate other characters - but it doesn't tell you who is good or bad or right or wrong. That's the most exciting storytelling, in my book.
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I don't do rewrites. I put all the pages in a pile next to the typewriter.
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The writer presents himself to the blank page not with an open passport but an open heart.
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If man was the relative of animals, then animals were the relatives of man, and in degrees bearers of that inwardness of which man, the most advanced of their kin, is conscious in himself.
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When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour.
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I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication - I got it all by being on a team.
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But then anyone who's worth anything reads just what he likes, as the mood takes him, and with extravagant enthusiasm.
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Complete independence does not mean arrogant isolation or a superior disdain for all help.
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Nothing has brought me more love, joy and peace than being a good husband and good daddy.
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People who chase after ever greater wealth without taking the time to enjoy it are like hungry people who are forever cooking but never sit down to eat.
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I spent most of the Seventies living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and most of the Eighties living in Stoke-on-Trent.
