Ruth Negga Quotes

I'm interested in the idea that we all start off as these lovely little babies with all this potential but that circumstances mean that we don't always live the life we should.

Ruth Negga

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LifeLiveStartPotentialMeanOff

When you have a child, you think about your personal history and what you offer them as a larger narrative, and I realised I knew nothing about my father's circumstances other than what he'd told me.

John Burnside

FatherHistoryChildMeThinkYou

I mean the only thing that is hopefully good about us is after the arguments we can actually still face each other the next day or the day after and talk about something else and sort of get over it.

John Deacon

GoodDayFaceTalkMeanOver

I usually plan to read a book for a half-hour before bed, but then I end up staying awake until 3 A.M. to finish it. Fortunately, my dog doesn't mind when I keep the bedside lamp on.

Amanda Hocking

DogMindBookEndPlanBed

I guess I have never been much of a complainer. You just take what is given you, and don't complain about what you can't affect.

Tom Watson

YouNeverComplainAffectTakeBeen

I am utterly bored by celebrity interviews. Most celebrities are devoid of interest.

Roger Ebert

I AmCelebrityBoredInterestMost

Pushing the envelope' sort of implies that you're inside the envelope with everyone else, and you're trying to find the edges on the outsides.

Louis C. K.

TryingYouFindInsideEveryone

I do weird parts - there's always something wrong with my character, or they are in a really weird situation.

Julia Garner

CharacterWeirdSituationWrong

It's just this feeling of when you're a kid, you have these ideas about the world and about people in your life that don't always hold up as you get older and start to realise that things are more complex than you might've realised. That's always a big part of a coming-of-age story.

Jon Watts

LifePeopleIdeasWorldStartStory

If the goal of an actor is to tell the best story ever, there's no higher story than Jesus Christ.

Diogo Morgado

BestStoryGoalActorJesus Christ

This head has risen above its hair in a moment of abandon known only to men who have drawn their feet out of their boots to walk awhile in the corridors of the mind.

Djuna Barnes

MomentWalkMenMindHairFeet

I started to work when I was really young. For me, friendship is work, and work is friendship. Those who are next to me and that have been there for a long time are those who can work with me, play football with me, and go watch a film with me.

Diego Luna

WorkFriendshipTimeFootballMeGo

I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.

Dennis Rodman

GreatBirdSmartGameGotGive

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