Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Shakespeare is dangerous to young poets; they cannot but reproduce him, while they fancy that they produce themselves.
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Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.
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I'm fascinated by male vulnerability.
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I believe people have to follow their dreams - I did.
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As an actor, you always want to find a piece of who you are in every role you take on.
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There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.
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Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.
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Timing has a lot to with art.
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Justice is indivisible. You can't decide who gets civil rights and who doesn't.
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I enjoy playing villains - I'm very proud that I belong to a very honorable tradition of British actors who come to Hollywood to play the bad guys. At some point in American film, I think there was the idea that the British accent had a tone to it that's a little bit naughty.
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The cream of enjoyment in this life is always impromptu. The chance walk; the unexpected visit; the unpremeditated journey; the unsought conversation or acquaintance.
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My father is 100% Japanese and came to the United States when he was only 18 years old. My grandmother still resides in Japan, which has allowed me to travel to the roots of my ancestors with my father.
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The air campaign is going to continue, ... The Yugoslav government hasn't done anything positive.
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Wherever there are ski resorts there will be daily updates. These will mostly relay information that is relevant to skiers - imminent snowfall, the likelihood of avalanches and so on - but it will also offer advice on any storm fronts that are expected. For anybody planning a trek, this is crucial information.
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Love and ahimsa are matchless in their effect.
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The greatest fault of the day is the absence of stillness.
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First problem. To produce wealth. Second problem. To distribute it.
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I don't know necessarily that I would produce under my own company right now. Producing is not something that I'm thinking about. Directing is something that I will be doing very shortly, trying to figure out what to get my hands on. And I can't imagine writing a script and wanting to direct it and not having a producing credit, because I would want to have a big chunk of power on that end, if I wrote something.
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Pablo Picasso would paint a painting and hang it on the wall, and you would go and see the painting exactly how he wanted it to be made. But if you have an idea for a TV show, for example, you're beholden to studios to produce it and distributors to distribute it.
