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My problem with being an actor was that I was far too shy to actually do it.


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BEN ROBINSON We thought the dream would be over at a quarter to six last night. The dream lives on. It's fantasti...
BEN ROBINSON It's like winning the Lottery and the (football) pools on the same night.
BEN ROBINSON That is the short-term solution. In the summer we have to spend a lot of money having it rectified m...
BEN ROBINSON You didn't have to go on location if you could just shoot down City Hall, LA.
ANN ROBINSON Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I t...
MARILYNNE ROBINSON I think Carrot Top is hilarious.
CRAIG ROBINSON Pleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market; or the precipice.
ROBINSON JEFFERS The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called...
GENE ROBINSON The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with ...
FRANK ROBINSON The pitch is surprisingly heavy, although it is not as bad as Chelsea's. It has obviously been used ...
ANDY ROBINSON Julian has performed well off the bench in the last two games. He has performed well for Leicester o...
ANDY ROBINSON For the preparation for the England side competing against the best it's important we give the playe...
ANDY ROBINSON We will be monitoring the situation with Matt overnight.
ANDY ROBINSON It is only 48 hours since (Stevens) played, and 24 hours for the Wasps boys. We've got to see how th...
ANDY ROBINSON It is kind of difficult to communicate complex emotion in a car jealousy, passive aggression the pup...
ANGELA ROBINSON It is kind of difficult to communicate complex emotion in a car – j...
ANGELA ROBINSON I've never owned a VW before but now I am going to. I hope to get Herbie when he comes back from tou...
ANGELA ROBINSON She's having some troubles at home,
ANGELA ROBINSON With waits of up to 8 weeks for a routine screen for STI in some parts of the country and some peopl...
ANGELA ROBINSON With waits of up to eight weeks for a routine screen for STI in some parts of the country and some p...
ANGELA ROBINSON That movie has this kind of old fashioned franchise that they wanted to reinvent and reintroduce to ...
ANGELA ROBINSON Everyone's very nervous. Every time a house sells, people wonder what the buyer's intention is - to ...
ANN ROBINSON We've evaluated everything from Arabic to waste management: chemistry, nuclear medicine, nutrition, ...
ANN ROBINSON There are a lot of different ways individuals can earn college credit and get their degrees these da...
ANN ROBINSON Fremont County and Hot Springs County are the ones that are closest right now to their goals,
ANN ROBINSON I think the average citizen is going to see no less than a $1,500 or more increase in what it's goin...
ANN ROBINSON We entertained the neighbors,
ANN ROBINSON