Martin Compston Quotes

When I was young, running with a gang was a cool thing to do; that's how you get popular; that's how you get the girls.

Martin Compston

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: scottish
  • Birth: May 8, 1984

Topics

CoolYouYoungGangGetCool Thing

Imagine if Lin-Manuel Miranda had tried to do 'Hamilton' first in Hollywood. They would have told him, 'The forefathers weren't Latino or black. They didn't speak in hip hop.' That would never had gotten going in Hollywood ever. But theater let Lin-Manuel him do it, and he created an incredible masterpiece.

John Leguizamo

SpeakBlackHollywoodMasterpiece

If there is even one woman out there who went and got checked and found that she had cancer or she was positive and she caught something in time, and if in any small way I was a part of that, it makes me very emotional.

Angelina Jolie

PositiveTimeWomanMeSmallWay

I used to get the girl; now I get the part. In 'The Quiet American' you may have noticed I got the part and the girl. It's a milestone for me, because it's the last time I'm going to get the girl.

Michael Caine

GirlTimeMeAmericanYouQuiet

Twitter has restored my faith in humanity. I thought I'd hate it, but while there are lots of knobheads, there are even more lovely people. It delights me how witty and friendly most people are.

John Simm

FaithHatePeopleMeThoughtWitty

I am tied to my father's land and am happy to visit relatives in Egypt, but I feel Italian and was never remotely tempted when Egypt asked me to play for them.

Stephan El Shaarawy

FatherI AmHappyMeFeelPlay

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.

Sigmund Freud

IntelligenceChildContrastAdult

I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth - and truth rewarded me.

Simone de Beauvoir

LoveTruthMyselfMeComfortSafe

The Muslim Brotherhood has decades of violent history covertly operating in the United States and is recognized by experts as having 100 times more active members than Al-Qaeda.

Trent Franks

HistoryBrotherhoodMoreActiveThan

Antioxidants have a good effect on certain forms of Crohn's disease.

Mary Ann Mobley

GoodDiseaseEffectCertainForms

I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.

Mike Krzyzewski

PositiveMeGrowing UpBadGrowing

My mom doesn't fit into my shoes, so sucks for her!

Lourdes Leon

ShoesMomHerFitSucks

Too much of the GDP over the last generation has gone to too few of the people.

Lloyd Blankfein

PeopleGenerationToo MuchOverGone

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