Ciaran Hinds Quotes
In good comedy, the structure comes from truth and that weird eye that looks at the way life is.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.
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For ages, I had this mullet until someone on the street stopped me and said, 'Darling, can I cut your hair for free? Because you look a bit weird.'
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In my situation, every time I write a sentence, I'm thinking not only of the people I ended up in college with but my siblings, my family, my school friends, the people from my neighborhood. I've come to realize that this is an advantage, really: it keeps you on your toes.
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It's like a bird. If he knew what he was doing, he would fall.
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.
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Archery requires very sensitive muscles.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn't feel right to me – ever.
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Americans, perhaps more than most people, have pondered the question of who they are and what their country is.
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For me, what I really want to come out of it is to show people that I can hold together a movie, be the number one character and play someone who is twenty or twenty-one.
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It's funny. Some people remember that a lot more than I do. I remember certain parts of it, and if everybody who mentioned that to me had been to the game who said they were at the game, there'd be 800,000 people at that game, I think.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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We want to be two-way players; that's the best thing.
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The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I'm a private intellectual, not a public one.
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I don't know what to do with the horrifying freedom that can destroy me.
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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.
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There's a classic element that all good Disney movies have. It really comes down to the storytelling, I think. It manages to push all of these buttons inside of us; there's a sentimentality.
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My pet peeve is when people criticize things when they're just trying to have a conversation.
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I am a child of my generation, and I rejoice that I live in such splendidly disturbing times.
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In good comedy, the structure comes from truth and that weird eye that looks at the way life is.
