Damian Lewis Quotes

An interesting insight into the ruthlessness of studio executives: I was having a conversation with Alex Gansa, a creator of 'Homeland,' and I said, 'So you guys must have seen 'Life' and liked me in it, right? That's the most recent thing I've done over here.' And he went, 'No, Damian. You actually nearly didn't get the job because of 'Life.'

Damian Lewis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 11, 1971

Topics

LifeJobMeInterestingYouDone

I tell people, 'I was born in a little house at the dead end of a dirt road that had no name and no number, and you can go anywhere from nowhere.'

Robert H. Schuller

PeopleRoadNameEndYouHouse

Our motto at Blue Origin is 'Gradatim Ferociter': 'Step by Step, Ferociously.'

Jeff Bezos

MottoBlueStepOriginOur

Science exists, moreover, only as a journey toward troth. Stifle dissent and you end that journey.

John Polanyi

JourneyScienceEndYouDissent

When I go to the garage to pick up my clubs, I clean the spider webs off.

John Ratzenberger

GoCleanSpiderUpOffGarage

Asia has always been a really exciting part of the world for me, personally. And it actually was the first part of the world that bought my brand, strangely enough.

Stella McCartney

MeWorldBrandEnoughFirstAlways

I don't know what my appeal is. I can see I've got blue eyes and don't look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame but I can't understand the fuss.

Rutger Hauer

EyesBlueLookI CanKnowSee

I really feel sorry for people who are, who divide their whole life up into 'things that I like' and 'things that I must do.' You're only here for a short time, mate. Learn to like it.

Russell Crowe

LifeTimePeopleSorryShortLearn

I just kind of went from being a standup, one-man band, to then kind of breezing back and working with other people. And now I'm just trying to be a legitimate guy who pays the rent, you know.

Mike Binder

PeopleTryingYouBackKnowKind

My desktop is really chaotic, and I'm always trying to work out where I am going to put all these ideas.

Julia Davis

WorkI AmIdeasTryingAlwaysOut

It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work.

Josh Lucas

WorkTimeLongOutWhereTried

'Onward' was a song I wrote in Montreux, in Switzerland, when we were there camping out for the whole winter. In the summer, Montreux is a really, really big summertime-touristy, full-of-life kind of place. In the winter, it closes down.

Chris Squire

WinterSongDownPlaceSummerKind

I like the light that comes off metal shutters at siesta time in the summer, having a break from driving in the shops at motorway services, the odour of petrol at petrol stations, rolling down little slopes. I hate it when you tread in a puddle and the water soaks your socks.

Audrey Tautou

TimeLightWaterHateDrivingYou

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