Simon McBurney Quotes

For years, I wasn't in the least bit interested in opera.

Simon McBurney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: August 25, 1957

Topics

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I like things that are over the top and subtle at the same time.

Andra Day

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We know that the most dangerous places in the world are more often than not the most dangerous places for women, where women are denied their rights and oppressed. These are the places that are unstable and where extremism often takes hold.

Melanne Verveer

WomenWorldDangerousKnowPlaces

I should be one of those actors who has a list. A lot of people do - 'I wanna do this and this and this' - but I don't. I enjoy being surprised - indeed, often ambushed - by a role.

Jefferson Mays

PeopleEnjoyBeingRoleWhoShould

Exceptional employees don't possess God-given personality traits; they rely on simple, everyday EQ skills that anyone can incorporate into their repertoire.

Travis Bradberry

PersonalitySimpleEmployeesSkills

There have been many cases in which stars have come to us first to break the news because they knew the pressure was on. They wanted to have it on the air so that they could give their honest evaluation of the situation.

Mary Hart

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I was running around and bouncing out of the pram as a baby.

Jason Statham

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Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody's a robot. Nobody's perfect.

Johnny Weir

TimeWinPerfectNobodyLuckyRobot

The overriding goal of counterinsurgency is to make friends: You make friends with the people; you isolate the insurgents.

Dexter Filkins

PeopleFriendsYouGoalMake

I just love photographing things and putting them together to tell a story.

Christopher Nolan

LoveTogetherStoryTellThings

I just want different parts; I wanna be that guy who people mention and they don't know who you're talking about until you say a few movies they've been in and then people are amazed that it's the same person.

Bobby Cannavale

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In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice.

Scott Walker

EducationChoiceGoSayPoorTaxes

Conservatives want smaller government. They want to focus on market-based solutions wherever one can. They want to have as little regulation as possible. But in general, they recognize that government must play an important role for a society to operate.

Norman Ornstein

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