Peter Finch Quotes

Most of the time, I'm pleased that people don't recognize me. But I don't hate it when they do.

Peter Finch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: australian
  • Birth: September 28, 1916 - January 14, 1977

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The only mistake guys can make is to try too hard with their appearance. There's something very unmanly about it.

Jeremy Irvine

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Anytime you join a show that's been successful, there's a certain responsibility. And a lot of anxiety that, you know, you're bringing the character to life, respecting the show and doing your part. So that you are not the weak link in the chain.

Mekhi Phifer

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And the only studies were - Rodney Dangerfield was my mentor and he was my Yale drama school for comedy.

Robert Klein

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I never had the exposure to techniques and so forth that children have today with art workshops, but I always had crayons and pencils and still have work going right back to when I was five or six years old.

Robert Indiana

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I generally hate the luxury modern apartment with too many things out of sight and so clean you cannot touch.

Jean Nouvel

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I've considered myself a writer since I was 7 years old, but I've done a lot of jobs along the way. I enjoyed waiting tables and tending bar during college, especially when it got busy, so I might like managing a big restaurant. In fact, I might like managing many kinds of businesses or organizations.

Tom Reiss

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Problems are hidden opportunities, and constraints can actually boost creativity.

Martin Villeneuve

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Guitar is great for a certain thing, but a piano is so much more expansive.

Mick Ralphs

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I could binge-eat cheese - I love any blue cheese. Make it strong; make it deadly.

Jonathan Anderson

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When I choose a movie, I'll ask myself: 'Is this a movie I want to see?'

Dennis Quaid

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If you go back to 'Pretty Fly,' it was a very popish song, but there was a satirical side to it, and I think that's cool. I like the idea that it's making people think just a little bit.

Dexter Holland

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I did love horror films from the '70s and '80s. That was my sweet spot.

Drew Barrymore

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