Claude C. Hopkins Quotes
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
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No, but I'm really lucky, because I'm not the superhero.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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One of the exciting things about reporting is going to places you've never been to before.
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Anyone driving through London after the school term ends will notice immediately how much easier it is to get around. The school run contributes massively to congestion.
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True Yankees fans know an up-and-coming player when they see one.
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When I was living in New York, I had this slightly wannabe bohemian existence and took up painting, at which I'm appalling. I also bought several guitars.
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Be of love a little more careful than of anything.
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The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.
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Us comics guys tend to get really good at the things we draw a lot. I'm good at creepy old forests, Victorian houses, underground goblin cities, and beautiful but creepy fairies.
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Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.
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If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.
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If you're a young actor, unless you're on a very short list at the studios, we have to be very creative about moving your career along. Otherwise, all we can do is hope to get lucky and find that perfect role that pops you into stardom.
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You can't do anything to a film post its release. I concentrate on working hard, giving the required inputs for the roles, having discussions with my directors and co-stars. It isn't possible to predict the fate of any film. I don't take failures to heart and successes to my head. These are part and parcel of this career.
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Great teams argue. Not in a mean-spirited or personal way, but they disagree when important decisions are made.
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Where there is a problem, the risks to the public are greater than they've ever been before.
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Never measure your life by possessions. Measure it by the hearts you've touched, the smiles you created & the love you shared.
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I may as well tell you, here and now, that if you are going about the place thinking things pretty, you will never make a modern poet. Be poignant, man, be poignant!
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I hate it when theater people go on about professionalism - aren't they boring? I try to be as unprofessional as possible. And I'm a little bit politically incorrect.
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I like connecting with people, and that's what good art is, a point of connection. There's nothing better, on stage or on film, than feeling like you've achieved that.
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I wasn't banned from skiing but didn't go much in college because I couldn't afford it, and there just wasn't the time. I played football all winter, then in summer I did track and field and played volleyball.
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People don't buy from clowns.
