Sophie Thompson Quotes

I wonder what it was like to be an actor years ago. We're so respected now and I don't think it does us any good. We used to be vagabonds. I want to be a vagabond!

Sophie Thompson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 20, 1962

Topics

GoodThinkWonderNowWantActor

Back in the '30s, '40s and '50s, you had clear-cut heroes, clear-cut supervillains. Today, you have more of a blend, more of a gray area between the two. You have the rise of the sympathetic villain and the rise of the antihero.

Jim Lee

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Some of my favorite poets had a tremendous sense of whimsy, so it's a writing style I guess I admire.

Jewel

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I'm not so widely known that I'm going to be pigeonholed.

Jeri Ryan

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When you are doing chemo, you have a load of time.

Jennifer Saunders

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I discovered the fun of genre is... you get to explore your fears, and you get to use the metaphor of the genre - whether it's a giant monster or a... 12-year-old vampire. Whatever it is, you can sink something underneath the surface and make a personal film under the guise of great fun romp.

Matt Reeves

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When I go on location, we have a schedule. And when you have a schedule, you know when you're not working, so I train very well on location. But I also train three or four times a week at home, but today I train differently than before.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

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My formative years would be in South Central Los Angeles. It was a really volatile environment, but, I always say, when you're living in the hood, you don't live this life where you're crying every day, downtrodden every day.

John Singleton

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There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state.

Stephan Jenkins

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I use Twitter as a tool to get involved with people, to sell tickets to gigs where I can stand in a room and smell the audience - and I love that!

Rob Delaney

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There's such a thing as a tribe - and family of choice.

Mary Gauthier

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I don't think it should matter to the American people what color skin is on their president. What should matter is the content of their character.

Dennis Haysbert

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Institutionalized racism is an imaginary enemy.

Bret Stephens

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