- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Diet
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
New York felt to me like what America should be - a representation of the world in this small pocket.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want everybody to run at the same speed as me. But some people are more conscientious, they think more and they plan more. And they're more careful.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
MAC gave me 55 lipsticks to test. These are the same lipsticks I got caught stealing by the police when I was 15. How ironic.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd be happy to be taken as a woman - and that's what I was initially trying to do when I started throwing on dresses and stuff. But that wasn't going to happen because everyone kept calling me sir. So I thought I'd change the method and just start wearing what I wanted to wear.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm used to being in front of camera and knowing what to think. But if you're asking me to be me, I get very self-conscious. My job isn't to be me. Being an actor, people think you can do a eulogy at a funeral, a speech at a wedding. I find all that very nerve-racking.
- Fascinate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never played a gay character on screen, so that would be interesting. I've never played a gay character, and that would fascinate me because I'm not gay, so that would interest me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love to play a Bond villain. Yeah, I'd love to play a Bond villain. Everyone always says this to me; they always say, 'You've got to be a Bond villain', 'We're going to make you a Bond villain...' But they've never, ever approached me, I've never had a whiff of it. I think I'd love to play a Bond villain; I'd have great fun.
- Feet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Different races never fazed me because coming from Bethnal Green, I'd been around people of different races forever. Different class? That was much harder.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was supposed to go see Led Zeppelin when I was in, like, the 8th or 9th grade, and then John Bonham died and I never was able to. For me, music is such a huge part of my life, and I use songs like memory triggers. So a lot of my memories of being a kid and growing up are associated with different songs.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Comedy is a comfortable yet challenging place for me. I will always feel an inner pressure to do my best and to improve.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020