- Myself
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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.
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- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was sixteen I started acting, and I also started to embrace my tradition and culture. I had a young medicine man interpret for me what it is to be an Indian. He really caught me at a good time because I was really vulnerable after the loss of my parents with all of the feelings of abandonment.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting has made me embrace my childhood. It's become some weird form of therapy. It's like I have a place where I can release all of these emotions. When I was playing Ira Hayes, I didn't have to think about the death of my parents directly. It's just there. I can blend it into Ira's character. I can use Ira's emotions as an outlet.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.
- Imagine
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up.
- Nov 07, 2020
To me, style is consistency.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
My daughter's the greatest thing that's happened to me in my life and she turned me into a more responsible man, as opposed to just someone who's a perpetual teenager, thinking you're a man when you're not.
- School
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- Nov 07, 2020
My kindergarten teacher encouraged me to learn, as did my school headmaster, who gave me a grant to study.
- Haircut
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- Nov 07, 2020
People are obsessed with my haircut; everyone wants to do something with my hair before the ceremony. Very senior figures tell me their hairstylist wants to do my hair for free. It's surprising. People from television are interested almost exclusively in aspects of my hair and my hairdresser.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
The world was not supportive. They look at me as a joke for 13 to 14 years until I could prove feasibility; then I had competitors. Those that laughed at me became my competitors.
- Quite
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Weizmann Institute showed me respect and didn't require many administrative tasks, so I was quite independent. I did what I wanted.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.
- Integrity
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- Nov 07, 2020