John Rhys-Davies Quotes

Actors endow the villain in fiction with a warmth and quality that makes them memorable. I think we like fictional villains because they're the Mr. Hyde of our own dreams. I've met a few real villains in my time, and they weren't the least bit sympathetic.

John Rhys-Davies

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: welsh
  • Birth: May 5, 1944

Topics

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I love Indian food - it's my favourite cuisine. I love the mixture of spices and the subtle flavours. It's really erotic; the spices are so sensuous.

Joe Perry

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Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute.

John Mortimer

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I worry about everything, which is silly because there's very little you can control anyway.

Maura Tierney

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I'm always being asked if I watch 'The X Factor,' and I do from time to time. I know it makes for great TV and that Simon Cowell has a real gift.

Shirley Bassey

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'The Little Mermaid' was a really great experience.

Ron Clements

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All I know about acting is that I just have to keep on doing it.

Jason Robards

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I wasn't very good at school and appalling at English.

Jonathan Anderson

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When I worked on 2001 - which was my first feature film - I was deeply and permanently affected by the notion that a movie could be like a first-person experience.

Douglas Trumbull

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It's always weird when people approach me to make an investment. I tell them, 'I don't need any more money. I'm good.' Then I wait for their expression. That part is entertaining, because people look at you like you're crazy when you say you don't need any more money. Who says that?

Dr. Dre

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Dad was a retired hedge fund manager who made enough millions to retire and focus on my game. Before that, he was on the 1984 U.S. Olympic swimming team. No medals. He was accustomed to winning at everything, but no medals in 1984.

Douglas Brunt

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I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.

Brent Scowcroft

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I have a Maltipoo named Blondie. She is so cute!

Ashley Tisdale

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