- Constitution
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
We've gone from, in the '50s and '60s, being very optimistic about the future, where the future is all spaceships and The Jetsons and flying cars, to where we were just sure the future was going to be a massive pile of rubble.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
After being raised as an evangelical Christian, I for years assumed that Christianity was the default - there were Christians, and then there were weirdos. I was shocked when, in college, I found that some people get offended when you tell them, for instance, that their recovery from surgery was a 'miracle.'
- Football Field
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people's amusement. I enjoy it if I'm being paid a lot for it.
- Blessed
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- Nov 07, 2020
The joy of my career is I've been very blessed to be able to be an actor in major films, television, theater, and also British radio. In fact, my dream as an actor when I started out was to be able to work in all the media. Thankfully, that's what I'm being given to do.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are afraid to ask musicians to be involved in projects because they anticipate being turned down. Young artists hesitate before contacting me. People in my position don't get approached often enough.
- Little
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can crash on one set of rocks or the other set of rocks, and they crashed on the other set of rocks, which was probably being too little to be commercially viable.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
For years, I've been mistaken for Rhys Ifans. All the time. People come up and say, 'Notting Hill?' I nearly got beaten up once for not being Rhys.
- I Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love being a dad.
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the success of any movie is dependent upon it being a singular vision.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
The N.C.A.A. is a multibillion-dollar business built on the talents of players who are often unqualified for or uninterested in being students and who benefit materially from the system only if they are among the few who turn professional.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like doing the same thing over and over again, because I learn from being challenged.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being able to communicate what your vision is clearly and with specificity is the most important thing a director can do.
- Financed
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- Nov 07, 2020