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Max Beerbohm Quotes

There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: english
Birth: August 24, 1872 - May 20, 1956

Topics

Success Failure Interesting Said

The fact of the matter is that we're all aging, and there's this stigma that older actresses don't work as much as younger actresses, and I don't think that's true anymore.

Work Aging Think True Matter Older

I am going to do as much as I can do, because I hate to do anything and not give my all.

Hate I Am I Can Anything Going Give

But I am an optimist about Britain; and the difference between an optimist and a pessimist is not that the optimist believes the world is wonderful and the pessimist believes it's beset by challenges; the difference is the pessimist believes we will be defeated by them; the optimist thinks the challenges can be overcome.

I Am Challenges World Defeated Will

Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play small places too. Fish was saying yesterday that he doesn't ever want to play stadiums, or maybe he would once, he said.

Opportunity Mind Small Saying Fish

They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.

Michael Johnson

Gold You Medals Give Somebody

I love Carrie Fisher, and it would be amazing to carry on her legacy.

Millie Bobby Brown

Love Amazing Legacy Carry Her Would

There's a big difference, as I'm sure you know, it's a slightly manneristic one, between people of the '60s and people of '68. Being a soixante-huitard - it's so nice to have a French word for it - is very different from just having happened to been a baby boomer in the '60s.

Christopher Hitchens

People Baby You Know Nice Big

Many of us have been touched by the magic of a great teacher. I know I have.

Teacher Great Magic Know Us Been

Poets are Damned... but See with the Eyes of Angels.

Eyes Angels See Poets

The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.

Alfred Hitchcock

Book Interesting Find Poor Never

I could describe my career in two words: who knew. I was on the path to becoming a professional baseball player, but I got injured in college. When I decided to move out to L.A. to try acting, nobody was betting on me, not even my family.

Family Path Words Baseball College

I met Ellie Goulding at the BRITs. She's lovely. I've got a lot of time for her. I gave her congratulations and whatnot and she let me hold her BRIT. That was amazing - once I'd touched one for the first time, I said 'This cannot be the last time I touch a BRIT.'

Time Amazing Me Said Congratulations

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