Ben Wheatley Quotes
If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.
Quotes to Explore
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When I was starting out and had to cut my teeth and build my resume to get in, I had to basically work for free on a lot of things.
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I'm a woman who eventually will get married and have kids - adopted at this point - but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character.
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If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.
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I don't think our music has much to do with math rock.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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Credit you give yourself is not worth having.
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It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.
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Ironically, I find it harder to get a foothold in Australia than I do in the U.S. When I was in Australia, I struggled. It can be a bit of a closed shop; it can be hard for a newcomer to break in, whereas in the U.S., it has much more of an open-door policy, and they will give anyone a shot.
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I'm fulfilling my dreams that I had as a kid every single day.
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Based on a lifetime of observations and a few decades in the markets, I understand that societies, beliefs and fashions all move in long arcs of time. We call these arcs several things: cycles, periods, eras.
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Cliff Stearns talks about what he did to Planned Parenthood, making Solyndra a household name - why didn't he do this sooner? Why didn't he see it coming? It's the oversight committee, not the hindsight committee.
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Equality for women is progress for all.
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I think people feel like there are all these things in our lives that we don't really have control over.
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If you always think about your dreams or goals, work steadfastly towards them and continue to challenge yourself, you will definitely be able to realise those dreams or goals.
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Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
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I feel if I'm healthy and happy, I look good. With a good mixture of fitness and healthy food I always feel great!
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I am happy in Paris.
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I have been invited to do something called 'Celebrity MasterChef' in England, which, of course, I can't do. It's complete nonsense. You have to be a decent cook to begin with. I'd be the joke one.
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I didn't know that you were supposed to tune the guitar to an open chord, and I learned to play slide with a normal tuning. I think it's a little more melodic that way and doesn't sound so bluesy. Of course, if I could play like David Lindley or Ry Cooder, I'd be a happy man!
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A is for Adam and E is for Eve. B is for bile, blood and bones.
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There's one thing better than having a great actor, and that's having a great actor who's never done this kind of role before and is hungry to do it. They're testing themselves every day. They want to get out of their trailer and get to work.
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I just am committed wholeheartedly to theatre with no intermission.
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If I'd been offered 'Spider-Man,' I probably would have done it. I don't think it's bad to go and do those things.
