Corey Stoll Quotes
I'm an actor, in particular, that likes to have a mask or something that can help me distance myself from the character. Like the moustache or an accent.
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Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
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If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy.
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A trade war would be a disaster for the world. It's very easy to slip into a trade war.
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When people don't understand my work, I don't feel like explaining.
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People are wired for lots of things. We're wired for novelty. We're wired for humor. We're wired for new pieces of information that surprise us in some way or add value to our lives. We're wired for fear.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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Women become the objects of rules; they are repressed and lose their rights in the name of religion, or they lose their freedom in the name of tradition, while the state legitimates this foolishness with laws.
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The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?
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I'd been touring for so long, seven years. For a year and a half I'd just been curious about what it was like not to tour. It's like if you were to lift a 100-pound barbell with your right arm for seven years, eventually you'd get really curious about what your left arm was capable of.
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There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
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Don't be afraid to convince yourself that your business is incredible, but don't expect others to be convinced without solid data to back it up. Ideas can be a worth a lot, but they are usually not. Execution is everything.
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My hair and my accent are sort of my main assets.
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I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
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I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
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When I grew up, I thought I was Jewish. Now I don't consider myself Jewish. I consider myself a Kabbalist.
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There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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I don't believe in God.
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If you get behind in first grade, then you're behind every grade from then on.
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I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.
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As a matter of fact, that was a bit of a problem for me at the beginning of my career - the problem of identification. In The Conversation I played a character who was gay, so nobody recognised me from American Graffiti. When I did Apocalypse Now, after Star Wars, I played an intelligence officer of the American army. George Lucas saw the footage I had done and didn't recognise me until halfway through the scene.
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In the morning, I'm like the Antonioni movies. I'm little sad. I haven't the courage to start the day. In the evenings, I'm happier, more alive - like the character I play in 'An Almost Perfect Affair.'
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I'm an actor, in particular, that likes to have a mask or something that can help me distance myself from the character. Like the moustache or an accent.
