Ben Whishaw Quotes
What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.
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I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
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When I was in college, I learned to really take care of my body and figured out what works best for me and what doesn't work for me when it comes to my nutrition. That helped so much on the field because soccer is such a fitness-oriented game.
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.
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The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
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America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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It's the irrational things that interest me.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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You count a man's U.S. Amateur titles after he starts winning professional majors. That's something any intelligent golf writer with a sense of history is supposed to know.
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I read about human psychology, practise balance, and accept that everything and everyone in our lives is transient. One day, people will criticise you, and the next day, they will praise you.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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I am really addicted to music.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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I believe, and, when I pray, I ask to become one of the best attackers on the planet.
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Certainty, not data, is knowledge.
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When I first appeared, people couldn't figure out whether I was gay, straight, black, white or whatever, and I loved that. I loved the fact it scares people.
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I think it really makes a difference when you know the people that you're working with, when you develop a relationship.
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What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.
