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" I think it's dangerous to get into ideas of planning careers. "
Clive Owen
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" The thing about Hemingway that people forget is that all the stuff he did was at a time where people weren't traveling that much. At 19 he travels to Italy. He goes to the Spanish Civil War. He goes to China, he goes to Africa so at that time to travel that much is really incredible. "
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" I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other. "
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" A huge part of acting in movies is appetite. You do your best work when you've got a lot of appetite and you really want to embrace something. When you get tired, you don't have that hunger. "
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" For some people, an event happens and they are thrown into a tabloid feeding ground. "
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" Audiences can be very judgmental. "
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" I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it. "
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" If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important. "
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" After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year. "
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" I don't like it when people are trying too hard. That goes for clothes, for acting, for everything. It's just not good when it seems like you're making too much of an effort. "
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