Simon McBurney Quotes

As an actor, it's much easier for me to get work in the movies because nobody knows who I am except for the work that I've done in another movie. I really enjoy that.

Simon McBurney

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WorkI AmMeEnjoyNobodyDone

For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.

Maya Angelou

TruthManMePresentPlaceKnow

Where there is no property there is no injustice.

John Locke

InjusticePropertyWhere

I'm getting nervous to be called a centrist. Breaking out in a rash.

Jeb Bush

NervousOutBreakingGettingRash

No one set that I ever do is the same. I mean, if I go to a comedy club, and I perform three sets, all three sets are different because anything can happen in between sets.

Tracy Morgan

ComedyGoThreeMeanClubAnything

If you struggle with putting things into perspective, just ask yourself two simple questions: What's the worst thing that could happen as a result of this? Will this matter in five years? Your answers should put a stop to cataclysmic thinking.

Travis Bradberry

PerspectiveStruggleSimpleYourself

When we are busy at work and busy at home, an hour's walking every day becomes a real luxury. If done alone, the walk injects a period of meditation into the day, and if done in company, it allows space for some really good conversation.

Tom Hodgkinson

WorkGoodHomeAloneWalkDay

Film is a living, breathing thing. It's very delicate, and you have to listen and watch for what it tells you.

Rob Marshall

YouLivingListenBreathingWatch

I'm a big toy collector. I've been slowing down because my money's been tight, but I collect toys, too.

Jason Mewes

MoneyDownToysBigToyBeen

I feel like I am always battling to keep my weight down.

Brooke Smith

I AmFeelDownAlwaysKeepWeight

When I was a player, I wanted to win the Ballon d'Or, but I knew my characteristics; I knew that it was impossible.

Antonio Conte

WinImpossibleKnewPlayerWanted

We all like music in my family, but I'm the only one who's made it my life.

Pixie Lott

LifeFamilyMusicMy LifeOnlyMade

When you're at a certain point in your time - age, that is, when you're older - you start to realize that, actually, what you leave behind you does count, and so you start to become fundamentally aware of your own destiny, which sounds very grand. It's not grand at all, actually.

Ridley Scott

AgeTimeStartDestinyYouBecome

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