You take what you know, and you put it through your own prism. If I play characters that … - Gary Oldman

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I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.

Gary Oldman

You take what you know, and you put it through your own prism. If I play characters that break down or cry, it's Gary Oldman crying; it's not the character crying.

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I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.

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Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men.

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The great thing about Google is that you type in neuro-surgery and somehow you end up with Peter Sellers or watching Frank Sinatra. Google is a great resource.

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Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext.

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I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There's still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.

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I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.

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He has absolutely no judicial supervision of all of this [ invasions of privacy ]. So all in all, [Barack] Obama is a disaster.

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Thomas Merton

What does it mean to know and experience my own “nothingness?” It is not enough to turn away in disgust from my illusions and faults and mistakes, to separate myself from them as if they were not, and as if I were someone other than myself. This kind of self-annihilati on is only a worse illusion, it is a pretended humility which, by saying “I am nothing” I mean in effect “I wish I were not what I am.

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Karen Chance

I dodged behind Mac for cover and refused to take the bait. I glanced at my nonexistent watch. 'Oops, look at the time. Guess I have to be going now. Let's not do this again sometime, okay?' Before I could move, Pritkin was there, jamming the medallion into the skin of my upper arm. 'Ow!'He looked at me expectantly. I glared at him. 'That hurt!' What do you see?' A big red mark.

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Millions of Americans find community, comfort and support in their faith.

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