Kenneth Branagh Quotes
I do think that, for instance, we've been very lucky to have theatrical careers and be associated with Shakespeare which sometimes gives you a kind of bogus kudos.
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I don't think I'm that intelligent. I think I'm semi-intelligent.
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Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.
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I've often said that there's no one thing that I do or have done that is particularly unique. There have been a lot of other authors who were in the military. There have been a few others who were pilots. There have certainly been a lot of other people who were in politics or served congressional staffs.
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When you start talking about sacrifices, pretty soon people start feeling like chumps.
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Israel is stronger than all those who curse it.
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I baked bread, hand-ground peanuts into butter, grew and froze vegetables, and, every morning, packed lunches so healthful that they had no takers in the grand swap-fest of the lunchroom.
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From the very early days of seeing patients, I noticed that many of them seemed to be concerned with issues of their mortality, and so the philosophy training I had taken began to seem rather important to me.
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I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow.
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I always liked parties. You meet people; you can have fun.
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One is and is not in the centre of the maelstrom of it all.
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I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc.
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We absolutely have to change the status quo in Washington.
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I don't see Hollywood as the big enemy, because this is where the money is, and not all of the companies are doing studio movies. I'm not tempted to sell out. If I'm going to become well known, I want it to be for something I'm proud of.
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Can desire grow out of admiration, or are the two quite distinct species? What would it be like to lie side by side, naked, breast to breast, with a woman one principally admires?
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There was a sound in the background like a distant sheep coughing gently on a mountainside. Jeeves sailing into action.
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And their eyes are all askingAre you in or are you out?And I think, oh manWhat is this about?Tonight you can't put meUp on any shelfCuz I came here aloneAnd I'm gonna leave by myself.
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Freedom begins between the ears.
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The gritty indie films are a lot rarer than the films that aspire to fill multiplexes.
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When you work with a great director, you realise you are far from being a director.
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If you just do 50 to 60 shows a year, it's not that much time away from home.
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Guys like Spielberg and Zemeckis and really anybody who is a storyteller-filmmaker today has studied Hitchcock and the way he visually tells a story. He was the master of suspense, certainly, but visually you would get a lot of information from what he would do with the camera and what he would allow you to see as the story was unfolding.
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Though I do believe that when you live in political times it is inevitable that your art be political, I also think we need to start making activists celebrities rather than trying to make celebrities to be activists.
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I do think that, for instance, we've been very lucky to have theatrical careers and be associated with Shakespeare which sometimes gives you a kind of bogus kudos.
