Kevin Durand Quotes
As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people tend to cast me in these more imposing characters, which is actually really fun for me. I've always been way more attracted to playing that than the hero.
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I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness.
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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But who knows, some years from now if there's a global emissions trading scheme agreement, as many have hoped for, then I'm sure Australia would be part of it.
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Anti-inflammatories always seemed to work well for my joints, but the problem was you couldn't take them all the time.
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I grew up with all kinds of people.
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No, but I'm really lucky, because I'm not the superhero.
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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I think we should balance the federal budget tomorrow. I'm optimistic. I think Americans are optimistic. We went to the moon; we can balance the federal budget.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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With experience, you improve. I'm a better player now, more complete than I was when I was player of the year.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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Our research is so complex that the resources of a single region of the world are no longer enough - both intellectually and economically, it must be a global effort.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
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Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something.
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All peoples are entangled in the net of the world market.
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A book is either autobiography or a novel.
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I don't really set out to please anybody, and I don't think I ever have. I have occasionally been encouraged to try to write something specifically for the purpose of releasing it as a single to get radio play. Those are not my best songs, as a rule.
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Actresses are so spoilt - we have someone who does our hair for us on set, so we don't know how to do it ourselves in real life. I know how to wash my hair and brush my teeth, but that's about it!
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One seldom loves people for their virtues.
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Everyone seems agreed that writing about sex is perilous, partly because it threatens to swamp highly individualised characters in a generic, featureless activity (much like coffee-cup dialogue, during which everyone sounds the same), and partly because it feels... tacky.
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As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people tend to cast me in these more imposing characters, which is actually really fun for me. I've always been way more attracted to playing that than the hero.
