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William Butler Yeats Quotes

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

William Butler Yeats

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: irish
Birth: June 13, 1865 - January 28, 1939

Topics

Dreams Feet You Poor Spread Being

I hear actors complain about being stereotyped, and a lot of the time, you have yourself to blame. Just don't take the part if you feel like it's a stereotypical part for you. You have control over your life. We don't have the old studio system, where you have to do what they tell you.

Life Time Yourself Blame Control

I famously tasted shark fin soup many, many years ago before we understood exactly what was going on with the harvesting of sharks. I've consequently come out against it. I make personal choices in my life and stand behind them.

Life Soup Choices Stand My Life Out

I think English is a fantastic, rich and musical language, but of course your mother tongue is the most important for an actor.

Mother Rich Think Language Tongue

Deep in my heart it still feels like I'm a journalist even though I haven't worked for a paper and carried a press pass for 14 years.

Michael Connelly

Heart Deep Years Paper Pass Press

Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.

Sports Football Game Sometimes

It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only place I have ever wanted to work.

Work Me Place Privilege Serve NFL

Then I did The Tao of Steve and that was at Sundance in 2000 where it did really well.

Where Well Did Then Sundance Really

I've come to find more satisfaction and enjoyment in writing screenplays over the years because that's what I do primarily now.

Writing Find Satisfaction Now More

I quit my last real job, as a writer at a magazine, when I was twenty-one. That was the moment when I lost my place of prestige on the fast track, and slowly, millimeter by millimeter, I started to get found, to discover who I had been born to be, instead of the impossibly small package, all tied up tightly in myself, that I had agreed to be.

Myself Moment Job Small Born Place

I've wanted to be a writer since I was four years old!

Old Years Writer Four Wanted Since

I did as well as I knew how and have nothing to be ashamed of.

Nothing Ashamed Well Knew Did How

I always go back to theatre. It's probably where I'll draw my last breath.

Peter Gallagher

Theatre Back Go Always Breath Where

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