Derek Jacobi Quotes

Ellis Peters's historical detail is very accurate and very minute, and therefore is not only interesting to read but good for an actor to acquire a sense of the period. And the other thing I think is that an actor lives in the land of imagination.

Derek Jacobi

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: October 22, 1938

Topics

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In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought other symbols are much better.

John B. S. Haldane

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I had always been the theater nerd at Northwestern University. I knew I wanted to do acting, but I hated the idea of being this cliche - a girl from L.A. who decides to be an actress. I wanted more than that, and I had always loved politics, so I ended up changing my major completely, and double-majoring in theater and international relations.

Meghan Markle

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A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

Max Planck

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For a gun-toting nation, Americans are surprisingly passive.

John Lydon

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I have a huge admiration for the House of Lords, I have a huge admiration for the people who work in the House of Lords, they're great public servants and they do an absolutely tremendous job.

John Major

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If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with.

Stephen Stills

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To win BBC's Sound of 2018 was a huge honour. A lot of my favourite artists have won it before.

Sigrid

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As a schoolboy, poetry seemed defined by preciousness. It was all very rarefied.

Simon Schama

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Politics with me isn't theater. It's performance art. Sometimes, for its own sake.

Roger Stone

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All the difficulties surrounding the making of 'Mars et Avril' actually fueled its creativity and contributed to its international success!

Martin Villeneuve

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I was just was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, ringing out a mop. So, I said, 'There's gotta be a better way.'

Joy Mangano

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In all honesty I think that I've had a very normal life, even though I've been making movies since I was 9.

Josh Hutcherson

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