Jeffrey Wright Quotes

I find that the work I do as an actor that's most challenging commands an athleticism or, certainly, a physicality. And also a rigor, a physical rigor.

Jeffrey Wright

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 7, 1965

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We moved over to Silver Spring, actually near University Park.

Jim Fowler

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President Barack Obama is a doer. And we in America will do big things with him.

Jim Hunt

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I wasn't taking myself seriously as a novelist, and then it became my day job.

Jim Harrison

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When I'm on set, I never really get intimidated by people.

Jeremy Luke

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I'm embarrassed to say this, but I shy away from memoirs. My feeling is always that I'm saving them for later, so I guess that means I'll reach a point when I read nothing else.

Jennifer Egan

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My daughter, Grace, was not killed by a gun. She died suddenly at age 5 from a virulent form of strep. As I stood stunned in a church at her memorial, one of the hardest things I heard someone say was, 'I'm going to go home and hug my child a little tighter.' 'Well, good for you,' I thought. 'I'm going to go home and scream.'

Ann Hood

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How you present yourself is nobody's business but your own. The stylists have an opinion. The hair people have an opinion. The fans and the management have opinions. Ultimately, you have to trust that you are the safe-keeper of yourself.

Shirley Manson

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Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.

Rosalind Wiseman

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Although my seat is a contest between Labour and the Lib Dems, it could well make the difference between a Labour and a Tory government at the next election. In terms of international development, this choice is a very clear one.

Lucy Powell

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I can see things before they happen on the court.

Draymond Green

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I'd love to make films in England, and I tried to. I think there's a wealth of amazing talent and astonishing writing over here; there just seems to be more of a culture of developing films than actually making them.

David Slade

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I'll have pasta two out of seven meals.

Cobie Smulders

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