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- Nov 07, 2020
Work Quotes
Quotes on the meaning of work.
Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs - like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix your performance in rehearsal and that's it.
- Flew
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- Nov 07, 2020
The day after the Oscars, I flew back to London to film a television play for Anglia. It was a big mistake because you never really get acknowledged for wanting to work in England, as I did.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry, and I wanted to work in England. I've no regrets.
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's my job as an actor - to go on and try to do the work so subtle and so fine and specific that the memories will linger for a long time.
- Sometimes
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're young, you want things to happen right away. And sometimes that doesn't always develop in the way you want it to. But my thing was to continue to work, in whatever element I could.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was actually after I saw 'Pinocchio' that I thought I might try and work in that industry in some way.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that we all have a responsibility to give back. No one becomes successful without lots of hard work, support from others, and a little luck. Giving back creates a virtuous cycle that makes everyone more successful.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't make government work like a business... it's inherently inefficient.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love my home, spend as much time in London as I can, and try wherever possible to avoid travelling for work. Sometimes I think I'm really badly equipped to be an actress.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writer/directors are, for me, the most inspiring people to work for because they are the person on set that knows the answer to all the questions. They have the most invested in the project because they've been with it from conception.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are American directors I'd really like to work with, but I don't know how much I want to be sitting in my house, doing the rounds of meetings with CEOs. You have to be really hardworking to do all that, and I'm lazy.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Your best creative assets do not occur unless you do a mental shift. You have to be in a positive frame of mind because inspiration is fleeting. I walk to work for inspiration and to clear my mind.
- Cakes
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- Nov 07, 2020