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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
- Want
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just want my films to work. The hit or flop verdict really affects me. I seriously analyse what went wrong if a film turns out to be a dud!
- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
For all adults who haven't had a very rosy childhood, the first thing they will tell you is that they want to give their child everything that they did not have. That's something that has stuck with me.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a constant sort of melancholy approach to acting that fuels me. I want to do everything.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
After 40, you want to reverse the ageing process. That's complicated for me because I spent so many years wanting to be older.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to break dance. I can do some good James Brown footwork. But now I think I've danced too much. My girlfriend made fun of me: 'Enough with the dancing.'
- Fake
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing that bugs me in comedy is when somebody does a fake cry, you know, like they fake cry in a comedy. But in a drama they'll really cry. That bugs me.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't get offered leading parts. I suppose I've become a kind of character actor or sideman. I think it had to do with probably in the '90s, I refused so many leading roles that they gave up on me, or I just became unpopular, or I became old. All those reasons.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Certainly, my father would not want to see me destroy myself in this business, as so many people in our family have been destroyed. I try to take good care of myself, but we are fighting the good fight, and the truth is powerful.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hour after hour, they shouted at me, accused me, insulted me and members of my family.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
The sort of lifetime achievement stuff that I'm getting now is kind of like Tom Sawyer's funeral because they all know I'm sick. I am getting buildings named after me and awards and stuff.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hearing a whole entire room sing back to me, 'I guess it's true I'm not good at a one-night stand,' you know, I just can't explain the feeling. It's unreal. You feel like you've just read your diary to thousands of people and they've gone, 'It's okay. We still love you.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a youngster, when I started writing and stuff, I did actually write more from other people's perspectives. When I hit 18 and something happened to me that hurt me, I discovered that writing the truth is really therapeutic and amazing.
- Dinner
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum and dad used to make me stand up at dinner parties and sing to their friends.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020