Dominic Purcell Quotes

People have asked me why are Australians and Brits so good at American accents, and it's quite simple. We grew up listening to the American sound on our TV. That's why American actors have a hard time with foreign accents.

Dominic Purcell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: australian
  • Birth: February 17, 1970

Topics

GoodTimeSimplePeopleMeAmerican

I feel very protective in the first draft, when all the pieces are coming together. I work in a way that is not linear or chronological at all, even with the short story. I will just be writing bits and pieces, and then when I have all the pieces on the table, that for me is when it feels like the real work begins.

Jill McCorkle

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Obama likes to quote great men but will never be a great man himself. I can't stand it when our leader goes around apologizing for who we are.

Joe Wurzelbacher

LeaderGreatMenManGreat ManWill

I like watching films that have very impelling content, great persuasive language.

Steven Berkoff

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Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.

Tony Curtis

AgeExperiencesMuchHad

People used to say I'm regional, but I'm not... We all have the same human condition.

Ron White

PeopleSayHumanSameUsedRegional

Music is always a part of my characters' make-up.

Michael K. Williams

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I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.

Julia Child

FoodYourselfBelieveExcusesYou

One trick, known as the journey method or 'memory palace,' is to conjure up a familiar space in the mind's eye, and then populate it with images of whatever it is you want to remember.

Joshua Foer

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I'd been very certain about not wanting to do the acting thing because of my father. I thought I'd always have the father-son thing of 'He got you the part.'

Domhnall Gleeson

FatherThoughtYouActingAlwaysHe

Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn't exist.

Donald Rumsfeld

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The people who tend to get the most out of being social thinkers are the people who themselves are helpful. They're always talking or answering people's questions or engaging in productive conversations. They're not being trolls. They're tamping down other people that are being trolls.

Clive Thompson

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To Than Shwe, a kingdom in return for the eternal soul is just the right egregious trade-off. Than Shwe is a general who carries the light of unbounded ambition.

Clarissa Pinkola Estes

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