Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it - we're troubadours and lead a troubadour's lifestyle.
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Related As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' Th... MICHAEL JORDAN We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, wom... KATHERINE HARRIS When we think about the workplace, people think about hard skills being dominant, but they're no... GERALD CHERTAVIAN 'Re-Mit' is going to terrify people. It's quite horrible. The Fall have had enough and w... MARK E. SMITH Being a Scotsman, I wear a skirt quite a lot, but we're allowed. I have an incredibly loud Hawai... SEAN BIGGERSTAFF There's something about the water - that solitary kind of peaceful feeling. You're on Earth ... JOHN C. REILLY I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES I'm from Indiana. I know what you're thinking, Indiana... Mafia. But in Indiana it's not... JIM GAFFIGAN I think we're quite unique in that we do have our own sound and approach and we don't really... ALEX LIFESON When we make progress quickly, it feeds our emotions. Then, when there's a period of waiting or ... JOYCE MEYER We each have a self, but I don't think that we're born with one. You know how newborn babies... THANDIE NEWTON I've climbed Stromboli when it's erupting, which is quite a heavy climb: three hours with a ... MICHELLE PAVER Glasgow's not a media center. When you're there, when you're hanging about, you feel qui... ALEX KAPRANOS What's so great about playing a female lead, especially in law enforcement, is that these women ... EMILY ROSE I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX When you dance together, there's a fabulous interaction. It's quite intimate. You're tou... ANTON DU BEKE I feel that every day, all of us now are being blasted by information design. It's being poured ... DAVID MCCANDLESS Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there. DAVID HACKWORTH Putting on a movie is like going to war - for me, at least. It's all about time; time is money, ... LEE DANIELS It's quite complicated and sounds circular, but we've worked out a way of calculate a Web si... LARRY PAGE We as governors, whether we're Republican or Democrat, we really believe that we know what's... JAN BREWER I said it's a cold universe and I don't mean that metaphorically. If you go out into space, ... DAVID CHASE Women need space and silence. We too quickly give away our energy. There's something about holdi... NATALIE GOLDBERG I'm equally guilty of using technology - I Twitter, I text people, I chat. But I think there'... JASON REITMAN We're quite into graphics that are simultaneously two- and three-dimensional. But I can't re... SEAN BOOTH L.A. is always great. There's something special about L.A. And New York, for me, because it'... DAVE GAHAN Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all ac... VINCENT D'ONOFRIO There's some places where, I don't know if they're fiddle fans, or Natalie fans or if th... NATALIE MACMASTER You just suddenly think that there's something quite childish about acting. Basically, it's ... KEVIN WHATELY Just before my 16th birthday, Natalie Dormer said to me, 'As soon as you turn 16, you're goi... SOPHIE TURNER Whether it's 18 years old or 40 years old, we think we know what's going on. But if you'... JOE NAMATH You know, there's nothing more interesting than seeing a bunch of racists become confused and an... JANEANE GAROFALO But we're all so different, we're different ages; we're not vying for the same roles. Th... JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite s... DOMINIC PURCELL Oftentimes, if you're talking to a seasoned interviewer who asks you a question, they may do a f... BRIAN GREENE I think competition can make people stronger at whatever it is they're competing on. If we'r... PETER THIEL Listen, acting is not surgery, it's entertainment. You're doing something to hopefully move ... EDDIE REDMAYNE Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually... ROB BELL It's amazing. Life changes very quickly, in a very positive way, if you let it. LINDSEY VONN There's a side of fashion that's very analytical and data-oriented and methodical, but there... IMRAN AMED It's a strange thing that we're actors, and we're always playing a character, and then s... RACHEL BROSNAHAN You know, there's a real irony in U.S. assistance programs. First of all, I think it's misna... RICHARD ARMITAGE It's so nice to be inspired by so many females - particularly the girls around me like Jess Glyn... ELLA EYRE If there's a country, and it's dangerous, and we deploy a U.S. military man or woman, if the... JOHN F. KELLY There's no big splashy renaissance in Italian films. We have good young actors and directors. Wh... VALERIA GOLINO Sometimes you think about the job that we, as actors, do. I take it very seriously, and I care very ... CHARLIE COX There are certainly delays in this year's agreed program, and we must quickly catch up. Let'... ANTONIS SAMARAS That's an amazing feeling, to walk onstage, and you're not thinking about anything, you'... ERIC MCCORMACK In my opinion it's not about gay or straight or bi, we're attracted to spirits, whatever bod... DANA PLATO We have to rethink our whole energy approach, which is hard to do because we're so dependent on ... MARGARET ATWOOD It's mainly about working hard and proving to people you're serious about it, and stretching... DANIEL RADCLIFFE Making a record with 'Depeche Mode' is not a simple process. It's quite complicated and ... DAVE GAHAN We're a nation of immigrants - there's no question about that. But we're also a nation o... DAN WEBSTER Exploring is an innate part of being human. We're all explorers when we're born. Unfortunate... EDITH WIDDER It's quite comforting to me as an individualist that we're not very close to being clones of... CRAIG VENTER This is the world we live in, isn't it? Tons of spin-offs; people reboot things very quickly. I ... JOEL EDGERTON There's nothing quite as exciting or moving as the very finest literary non-fiction. CATHERINE JINKS People are struggling. They're trying to make ends meet, and they're looking for Washington ... VALERIE JARRETT So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're com... DON CHEADLE My family is a kaleidoscope... My family is like that. We're all different colors, like a prism.... OLESYA RULIN If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear that there's... RUDY RUCKER As I said, when we needed to move over to rock'n'roll, Sam and Vernon couldn't quite mak... NEIL INNES We often joke about men moaning about being ill, whether it's man flu or anything else. We want ... MATT HAIG We talk about globalization today as if it's some great big new thing, that we've all just d... JACQUELINE WINSPEAR I don't want to sound like an old grandmother but actually it's quite nice when you get up e... SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives witho... MOLIERE Ian Fleming and Norman Felton were friends. 'U.N.C.L.E.' was basically a tongue-in-cheek ... ROBERT VAUGHN There's this label called Neurotica by these sweet girls that have given me some lovely things t... BAT FOR LASHES It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached a certain... KEN KESEY There's that stigma about New Yorkers, how they're so mean, but in my experience it was quit... TAYLOR KITSCH Making duck calls is the hardest thing that we make, so there's skill involved, and they're ... WILLIE ROBERTSON It's often assumed that British actors read Shakespeare and sonnets as we're going to bed at... KATE WINSLET You know how it is in L.A. At times, it's a dog-eat-dog world. There's a lot of sharks. I th... MICHELLE PHAN So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying ... JOHN WILLIAMS The thing about the Internet is we take everything too far. Once something becomes 'popular'... CONNOR FRANTA We're approaching things quite differently this time, but it will still sound like Marilyn Manso... DAISY BERKOWITZ Managers who don't lead are quite discouraging, but leaders who don't manage don't know ... HENRY MINTZBERG The best romance writers know there's nothing that builds conflict or makes a gentleman of a rog... SARAH MACLEAN When I first started drumming, when I was 14 or 15, I started writing songs. I wrote for a couple of... PHILIP SELWAY If we're talking about transportation, the best thing a city can do is densify as quickly as it ... ALEX STEFFEN There are people hell-bent on the idea that we're a Christian band in disguise, and that we have... AMY LEE There's nothing women can't do. There's absolutely nothing we can't do. We're fa... BETTY WILLIAMS I still love playing the game, and it's amazing we can do this as a so-called 'job,' and... PATRICK KANE There's a time in your life where you're not quite sure where you are. You think everything&... TOM DELONGE Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond: there is no question about that. But it's a different Bond. I... PIERCE BROSNAN I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there'... MALCOLM MCDOWELL I don't write shows with dialogue where actors have to memorize dialogue. I write the scenes whe... LARRY DAVID Cover versions, that's my forte, that's all I ever used to do. When you play your own songs,... ELLIE GOULDING It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, is... LARA STONE If you're truly in a band and you guys have been together for a long time, there's a family ... GARY ALLAN If there's not any endgame, we're in quicksand. We take one more step, and we're still t... RICHARD SHELBY We still carry this old caveman-imprint idea that we're small, nature's big, and it's ev... JAMES BALOG For female directors, there's a whole other set of things we have to think about, particularly w... AVA DUVERNAY I don't want to be callous about it, but we all seemed to get over the Oklahoma bombing pretty q... DANIEL WOODRELL Sometimes it's the lead, but there are not always leads out there, so then it's an interesti... HOLLY HUNTER You could easily do a book of Marshawn Lynch's quotes, which have a quite serious political push... DAVID SHIELDS Ironically, that was quite a bit of the appeal of Rumours. It's equally interesting on a musical... LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM I don't think they're gratuitous with the nudity on 'Game of Thrones.' It's very... NEIL MARSHALL
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NATALIE MASSENET People always say to me, 'You've really strived to redefine retail.' But the reality is,... NATALIE MASSENET As an entrepreneur, what drives you has to be the good news; otherwise, you just don't get out o... NATALIE MASSENET If you want success, be unique. NATALIE MASSENET I envision a day when a businesswoman will be having lunch, and then her phone will ring. When she o... NATALIE MASSENET Even if I am predisposed to shop online, I see bricks and mortar as part of marketing. NATALIE MASSENET Brands will increasingly handle their own e-commerce and rely less and less on local distribution pa... NATALIE MASSENET My dad taught me never to be afraid of what's on the other side of the mountain. NATALIE MASSENET Success begins at that magical moment when you declare to yourself, your friends, and the universe t... NATALIE MASSENET What seems like a crazy idea today eventually grows. It's a 'with hindsight' thing. One ... NATALIE MASSENET One of my goals is that, at a dinner party some time in the future, someone will say, 'Oh, my ne... NATALIE MASSENET Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels. NATALIE MASSENET To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditc... NATALIE MASSENET Britain has the most creative, dynamic and nimble fashion industry in the world. NATALIE MASSENET I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become m... NATALIE MASSENET I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can f... NATALIE MASSENET I believe all positive things and negative things are valuable because they shape you. NATALIE MASSENET Positivity is like a muscle: keep exercising it, and it becomes a habit. NATALIE MASSENET I usually get all my stress and anger out at the gym. But when I get out, I'm kind of a pleasant... 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