- Thoughts
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- Nov 07, 2020
Who Quotes
Quotes on who matters and why.
These quotes highlight who shaped someone or who stands out in a field - teenage musical influences, or the rarity of actors who combine action skills with classical theater training. Related reading includes He Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
I approach every part I'm asked to do and decide to do from exactly the same angle: who is this person, what does he want, how does he attempt to get it, and what happens to him when he doesn't get it, or if he does?
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- Nov 07, 2020
And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.
- Fool
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible. Or, what's impossible? What's a fantasy?
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
The dedication of Don Winslow's novel 'The Cartel' is nearly two pages long: a list of journalists who were either murdered or 'disappeared' in Mexico between 2004 and 2012 - the period covered in this hugely hypnotic new thriller.
- Guns
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- Nov 07, 2020
The vast majority of gun owners don't kill, but people who do kill, tend to kill with guns, and often with illegal guns.
- Evaluate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Juries are not computers. They are composed of human beings who evaluate evidence differently.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Real heroes are those who face death for a principle - say, to save the lives of others - without any promise of reward.
- Favor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write what I call 'novels of consolation' for people who are bright and sophisticated.
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- Nov 07, 2020