Famous Quotes & Sayings

Murray Bartlett

I always wanted to live outside of Australia... because I think it's good to see the world and get out of where you've been living, particularly if you're from somewhere like Australia, which is so isolated from the rest of the world. I chose New York because there was such a great choice of acting classes and it's such an intense place.

Jonah Hill

I always wanted to be a film-maker when I was younger, not an actor. I was an eight-year-old who dreamed of being a writer on 'The Simpsons,' which was a weird dream to have. But I started taking acting classes as a way to learn how to direct actors and I sort of fell in love with it.

Deborah Moggach

I am a great believer in having the power to end your life and knowing that, in extremis, you can. But I would not want to involve anybody else in my actions if it could imperil them.

I am looking forward to hear from our American partners how they intend to translate this pledge into action.

I am learning that the beliefs I have about my self cause me to make the decisions I make. I act out of fear, out of anxiety and uncertainty.

Tyrone Willingham

I am keeping J.R. very close. I like a lot of things that he is doing. I am still wrestling with the decision of whether to activate him.

Rick Astley

I am honoured that my fans worked so hard to help me win Best Act Ever at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Abraham Lincoln

I am for the people of the whole nation doing just as they please in all matter which concern the whole nation; for those of each part doing just as they choose in all matters which concern no other part; and for each individual doing just as he chooses in all matters which concern nobody else.

I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is challenging and beguiling to sense something inside, put it on paper (or carve it in stone), and then step back and see how much has got lost in the process.

Dick Cheney

I am familiar with the arguments against taking action in the case of Saddam Hussein, ... Some concede that Saddam is evil, power hungry and a menace, but that until he crosses the threshold of actually possessing nuclear weapons, we should rule out any preemptive action. That logic seems to me to be deeply flawed.

James Nesbitt

I am in the public eye, and I accept that my actions may be open to question.

John Adams

I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.

Steven Hatfill

I am appalled at the terrible acts of biological terrorism that have caused death, disease and havoc in this great country starting last fall.

I believe we are in fact opening a new era. We are now talking about joint activities in various areas between Japan and the United States in order to improve the peace and security around the world.

I believe the voice of the people is clear and yet our laws appear to accommodate the individuals with the largest bank account, ... The actions being displayed do not encourage confidence in our county government.

I believe the situation is getting very, very serious. Winter is coming very soon, and the international humanitarian community needs to act very quickly.

I believe there will be a report saying that the university acted responsibly.

Carice van Houten

I'm not a method actor. I can't even explain so much what I do.

Cameron Diaz

Acting allows me to tell a lot of stories, you know start at the beginning, finish at the end, and tell everything in between. Modelling is just an image.

The provost has to act as expeditiously as possible in order to improve the situation. He will provide general guidance, but a dean is needed to pull the solution into focus. It would not be fair to students to delay this decision any longer.

The provision of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 establishing equal financial aid treatment for all 529 plans is good news for Ohio families with money invested in the Guaranteed Savings Fund. This eliminates a major source of confusion for families saving for college and for financial aid administrators as well.

The proteins act as molecular spies that tell us what is happening within cells in the living mouse.

We've taken this action because believe it is necessary to preserve the value of the Java technology.

We've taken extensive action at the Toledo refinery since the tragedy of Texas City.

We've seen action taken, and more needs to be done. We will insist upon it.

We very much do compete with them. We have 4 million active subscribers. That makes us a major player.

We've reiterated the view that Taiwan needs to refrain from taking actions which can be seen as unilateral efforts to change the status quo.

Celia Imrie

Anyone who goes on the stage is a show-off, aren't they? Acting's weird.

Catherine McCormack

Actors are accustomed to doing exactly what the director or writer requests us to do, and rarely get involved in that part of the process.

Catherine McAuley

Show your instructions in actions as much as you can.

Catherine Keener

I know many great actors who have small heads.

Carroll Quigley

When we approach history, we are dealing with a conglomeration of irrational continua. Those who deal with history by nonrational processes are the ones who make history, the actors in it.