Martin McDonagh Quotes

Theatre was an art form that I didn't really respect, and because I wanted to shake it up and do different things on stage, I was able to combine all the things I'd learnt through writing on my own.

Martin McDonagh

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It was hard saying goodbye to the 'iCarly' family just because we have become such a family, but I do get to see them all the time, and I stay in touch with them.

Jerry Trainor

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If you think black people have a motivation problem, open up a Wal-Mart and advertise a thousand jobs. Watch 5,000 people show up.

Jesse Jackson

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Nick's just from this very Norman Rockwell-ish family. They're very 'American Gothic,' and his parents are so kind, and they're not brash people; they're very soft spoken, salt of the earth.

Megan Mullally

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I admit I do develop characters from little parts of things I've seen others do.

Jeff Bennett

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A hair-hopper is someone who pretends they're rich, who really wasn't brought up very wealthy but now tries to brag that they're rich, and they spend too much time on their hair.

John Waters

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No offense to Iceland, but Latin America is where the fugitive leaker Edward Snowden should settle.

Stephen Kinzer

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Even the most jingoistic person would have to admit that even American cultural music comes from Europe. That's what classical music is, real European music.

Sonny Rollins

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For me, purity of movement wasn't enough. I needed expression, more intensity, more mind.

Rudolf Nureyev

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If you just go out there and run 100 miles, it breaks down a lot of barriers in terms of self-imposed limitations.

Dean Karnazes

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I'm not a hugely social person. Obviously there's a big part of the job that requires that as actors, but it's not the most comfortable for me. I'm a homebody. I don't go out. My life is work and family. There's not a lot in between. That's how I like it.

Deborah Mailman

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Voting is the only way to make change in a democracy.

Christine Todd Whitman

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In sports, you play up to the level of your opponent, and I did some of my best work with Chevy, and I'm so grateful to have worked opposite him. He was a handful and a challenge, and he made me step up to the plate.

Cindy Morgan

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