- Emotional
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Creative
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing else is as fulfilling as playing a part in which you are able to have a significant say in the creative process all the way through. How many actors get to do that? It's extremely rare.
- Painting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Exercise your creative muscles all the time, either through classes or through other artistic avenues like painting or dancing or even gardening, staying active and being creative so that when opportunities do come up, you are in a position to take advantage of them.
- Film Stars
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- Nov 07, 2020
People behave differently to TV stars and film stars; it's to do with the scale of the medium. Film stars get hushed awe, TV stars get slapped on the back. Neither is good for you. Famous people don't hear the word 'no' enough.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only way to find that territory is trying to keep your mind constantly open. That's the only way that you're ever going to see the sort of signs of where to go.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every now and then, I feel terribly uncomfortable with what I'm working on, and then I think maybe I am an artist. I'm not very articulate about it, but I do know that you have to follow your gut.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
The main thing I'm into is going about on a bike, taking random routes; I'm really into the idea of making up journeys, and just seeing where they take you, because they always end up taking you someplace freaky.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems.
- Patience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything is out there if you know how to find it, and have the patience. I don't and haven't, but that's my problem.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head.
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I learned about stammering was that, when as a young child you lose the confidence of anyone who wants to listen to you, you lose confidence in your voice and the right to speech. And a lot of the therapy was saying, 'You have a right to be heard.'
- Famous
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you don't get famous when you're a kid, it makes the transition to adult actor easier.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father and I used to tussle about me becoming an actor. He's from strong, Presbyterian Scottish working-class stock, and he used to sit me down and say, 'You know, 99 percent of actors are out of work. You've been educated, so why do you want to spend your life pretending to be someone else when you could be your own man?'
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've come to learn that you can be very, very talented, but if you're not at the right place at the right time... It's a lot of luck.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020