Kenneth Branagh Quotes
'Frankenstein' feels like an ancient tale, the kind of traditional story that appears in many other forms.
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Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.
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I had all the fame anyone could want, and I ran away from it.
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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.
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I guess you could say I have bad taste in men. But I no longer feel the need to be someone's wife.
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A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.
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People dream their whole lives of their Oscar speech; I dreamt my whole life of hosting the Oscars.
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Over-eating is the addiction choice of carers, and that's why it's come to be regarded as the lowest-ranking of all the addictions.
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I needed to purge myself of all the attention my parents had given me – I wasn't neglected enough as a child.
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I always try to give my songs as gifts.
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Authenticity is a virtue. But just as you can have too little authenticity, you can also have too much.
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In an Indian kitchen, the focus is on getting the job or dish done right in whatever way possible; however, in a French kitchen there's a clear hierarchy, and a chef has to know where their skills are and not go beyond them.
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Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes.
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They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.
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I have confidence in my game. I can get up and run the floor to the best of my ability, and above all, I'm going to play my hardest.
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I didn't fit in at school, and I didn't fit in at home, and I didn't know why. I was often lonely.
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My advice to young wrestlers is that your surroundings really make a difference. You want to put yourself in good, positive surroundings.
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Classical pianist Awadagin Pratt. I first heard this eccentric and introverted performer when I was living in the Midwest. He was playing Brahms ballades - haunting.
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In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the rifles and flying the aircraft.
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Jews, when they get successful, they will help their people.
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It would have been nicer if it was off someone else, I can tell you that, ... But we'll take the win any way we can get it.
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Kenny Lonergan, as a filmmaker, doesn't tell stories so much as he observes them, which is to say, his films don't come pre-digested. You have to bring your own enzymes. It's a more gripping and challenging experience.
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The number of people who believe in stopping violence in the world is wildly greater than those that want to perpetrate it. When everybody has a smartphone, the ability for people to actually do something about violence goes up significantly.
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'Frankenstein' feels like an ancient tale, the kind of traditional story that appears in many other forms.
