Stephen Merchant Quotes

John Cleese was a big hero of mine. He grew up in Weston Super Mare near Bristol where I grew up; he was always very tall and gangly, but he was smart and used his physicality in a very funny way. I used to think, 'Well he came from Weston and he did it, so there's a chance for me.'

Stephen Merchant

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 24, 1974

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When I read that Khal Drogo role, I was blown away. I couldn't believe it was happening. I had to have that role.

Jason Momoa

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You know how many movies it took Tom Cruise before he was making 5, 6 million dollars? It probably took a billion dollars in box office.

Jason Patric

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I know plenty of people who don't have children. And I also get a lot of people who say, 'Thank you for speaking out; my family don't understand why I don't want kids.'

Christina Hendricks

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Being in good physical shape is the best way to combat depression. You just have endorphins running around your body. It is the best anti-depressive that there is.

Chris Pratt

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You're not changing the world at $500 million in revenue. You start making a true difference when you're doing billions in revenue.

Brian Lee

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The kinds of things that poetry can offer are timeless - mainly the kind of compression it offers of powerful language, powerful feelings and images, and, you know, the inner experience becoming outer.

Brenda Hillman

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Any film that you see that has any progressive spirits that is made by any people of color or a woman is a triumph in and of itself. Whether you agree with it or not. Something that comes with some point of view and some personal perspective from a woman or a person of color is a unicorn.

Ava DuVernay

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Many of their lodges remained as perfect as when occupied. They were made of poles two or three inches in diameter, set up in circular form, and covered with cedar bark.

William Henry Ashley

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I've had the pretty good fortune of working with some decent guys and gals.

Ryan Reynolds

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I can't shoot myself in the foot before I get in the chorus line.

Lindsay Pearce

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There is something permanent, and something extremely profound, in owning a home.

Kenny Guinn

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There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful.

Lena Headey

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