Clive James (Vivian Leopold James) Quotes
The sure sign of a weak man who ascends to glory is that he can't tolerate having strong men around him.
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I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.
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I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, 'I wanted my first son to be named Dallas.'
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Words are but the signs of ideas.
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Even though I had been boxing, I had no idea I could beat somebody in the ring. And I had no idea I could really take a punch. When I realized that, I really started taking off.
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Secrecy is one of the shadier sides of private and public life.
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Ed is very sexy because his emotions are really there - not forced.
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Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going forward.
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I think the last game console I had was Super Nintendo. I remember once I played the Sega Genesis. But Super Nintendo was my last game device. I played outside more. I liked kickball and baseball.
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I think Hollywood makes the mistake of mixing all these identities and cultures, mostly from the Middle East.
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And there is a beautiful thing which is wonderful, to look like a woman, not a green bean.
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Half of my life, I've had people staring at me because they think I'm funny-looking and ugly. The other half of my life, I've had people staring at me because they think I'm fascinating. Everything neutralises. It's more of a statement on society and how weird it is.
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It's kind of nice to play somebody that isn't psychotic or half-machine or dead or dying or on a spaceship somewhere.
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No man ever listened himself out of a job.
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I feel like in an interview situation, it's a kind of intimacy that I can understand and handle - versus in real life, when I'm much more of a bumbler and have a hard time.
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One thing is for sure: a World Cup without me is nothing to watch.
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I've gone on the wagon, but my body doesn't believe it.
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Art is observing society around you, representing it through your eyes.
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My wife came into my life, and my mother still wanted to be the boss.
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This is the city that kind of formulated who I am. And, not only that, but to be black in Atlanta is one of the greatest things because you can go anywhere and feel familiar with anyone who's right next to you, from Bankhead to Buckhead.
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The good guy is only as strong as the bad guy.
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The sure sign of a weak man who ascends to glory is that he can't tolerate having strong men around him.
