John Owen Quotes

The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it.

John Owen

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When you explore a scene, the most important thing is who to cast.

Andy Garcia

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Magna Carta has become totemic. It is in the comedy of Tony Hancock, in the poetry of Kipling, never far from the front pages in a constitutional crisis.

Melvyn Bragg

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'La Vie en Rose' is just about my favorite movie. Marion Cotillard, I'm so desperately obsessed with her work.

Max von Essen

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When I'm going to work, I often stop and wonder how I've got here. I don't mean literally, but just thinking back to when I first had the idea of being an actress, it seemed so unreal, so unlikely. People like me just didn't become actresses. Every new job I get comes as shock. It's almost as if I'm waiting to be found out.

Maxine Peake

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If you're going to see 'City of Ghosts' because you want to understand everything about the Syrian conflict and how to fix it, then it's the wrong film to see.

Matthew Heineman

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I've had two owners - Jim Dolan and Les Alexander in Houston. Both were terrific. They wanted to win badly and gave you the resources to win.

Jeff Van Gundy

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Anyone who experienced World War I close-hand was grossed out by it forever. It just was so awful.

Amity Shlaes

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There are lots of moments that are great for an actress.

Ruth Wilson

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I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors.

Mike Figgis

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No feature of the Obama presidency has been sadder than its constant efforts to divide us, to curry favor with some Americans by castigating others.

Mitch Daniels

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I guess, as an actor, you have to bring something personal to the character - you've got to identify and love one element of the character, or else you can't really inhabit and find ownership.

Joseph Fiennes

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The whole point of being an actor is to get satisfaction out of a role - unless you're just vain about celebrity. You're always looking for the one thing that will surprise you.

Jonny Lee Miller

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