- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Know Quotes
Quotes on knowing and being known.
These quotes explore both sides of 'know' - the sharp insight of knowing an opponent's weakness in sports, and the disorienting feeling of not knowing anyone after moving to a new city. Related reading includes Always Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't just been swanning around Hollywood, you know.
- Coupled
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get embarrassed saying what I do. If you're chatting to a cabbie, and they don't know you're an actor, I cringe because it's always coupled with the inevitable, 'So, what have I seen you in?' And you're left reciting your CV.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always have roles with a depressing childhood for some reason. I have a nice childhood, so I don't know why.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always wanted to be - I know people think this is an insult - but a jack of all trades.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know so many acting careers that are deliberately kickstarted by a publicist placing a bit of rubbish in a newspaper. And I don't want that. If someone recognises me, I want it to be because they've seen me in something, not because they have seen me at something.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know why people think I'm polished - I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know a lot of crime writers feel very underrated, like they're not taken seriously, and they want to be just thought of as writers rather than ghettoised as crime writers, but I love being thought of firmly as a crime writer.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
Crime fiction is a way of satisfying that nosy need to know.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know much about pop music, and we sample music from all different cultures. I was trained in West African dance, so my sense of rhythm when I move is obviously informed by that, and I obviously sing in Portuguese.
- Stop
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I stop practising, I will be an average singer. There are a lot of singers I know who hardly practise, yet sing well.
- Graphic Design
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- Nov 07, 2020