Colm Meaney Quotes
I usually look at things like that from an audience perspective first, then have a closer look at the specific character they're talking about me for.
Quotes to Explore
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A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.
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I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.
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The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed.
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I am confined to the Lego palate. I don't paint the bricks. I stick with what Lego has made. And the idea behind that is I do want to hopefully inspire kids to go home and create on their own. And if I do, I want them to be able to buy those very same bricks I use. So I don't alter the bricks; I just use what's provided.
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It's lovely to be considered pretty and lovely to do photo shoots, and I just love fashion. But I'm proud that I did the characters I wanted to do.
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Making music is pretty much the only thing I can do.
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Congress seems to be very good at doing nothing.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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I think Twitter is best when it sparks conversations elsewhere. To use YouTube and Facebook and all the tools we have available to us today to respond and also promote and answer and engage is awesome.
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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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The pace of innovation may slow down or speed up depending on the appetite in the public markets, but the constant progress of technology doesn't really ever stop. There's always opportunities for new ideas and creative people to go build great things. I'm always interested in learning about those kinds of opportunities.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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If you are in this business long enough, you hear about a thousand things that are going to kill you. Open source? Yeah, we are not dead yet. Cloud? That's not new; it's a new name.
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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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Statistically, Portland, Oregon has the most street kids, like kids that run away from home and live on the street. It's like a whole culture thing there. If you walk around on the streets, there are kids living on the streets, begging for money, but it's almost like a cool thing. They all just sit around and play music and squat.
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'Lost' is about a bunch of people stranded on an island. It's compelling, but kind of tiny. But what sustains you are the characters.
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A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.
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I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.
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Because of my faith and my imagination, I was able to enjoy my childhood, even though it was tough.
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Embrace your dreams and never lose faith in yourself. Your dreams can come true if you work hard enough for them.
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There's so much emphasis on Daniel Day-Lewis and his process, which is appropriately his own. But I was just blown away by his generosity as an actor. He's so giving as an actor that he just naturally commands the focus on set.
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The story of 'Highway' is completely about travel. It is about the fascination of travel to an extent that I don't want to even reach the destination and also being away from society gives you a certain view of the society, so that was the intention of the film.
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Good breeding in cattle depends on physical health, but in men on a well-formed character.
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I usually look at things like that from an audience perspective first, then have a closer look at the specific character they're talking about me for.
