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Backgrounds Quotes
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One`s mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.
Craig Beaucamp
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My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as a contemporary dancer.
Will Kemp
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Regarding his commitment to directing Jarhead (2005) without a personal soldiering background: "This is new territory to me, but I hadn`t spent two days in American suburbia when I directed American Beauty (1999). I only knew the script had an unusual and...
Sam Mendes
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I registered as a Republican when I was twenty-one. My parents were Republicans. But as I`ve gotten older I`ve questioned my whole conservative background ... I think you should be fair about how you treat people.
Kevin Costner
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I`m proud of my Irish background. That`s where I get my sense of humour from.
Noel Gallagher
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It would be going too far to say I was actually in Edward Scissorhands because I was so far in the background that you can`t tell it`s me. It would be better to say I was on the set of the film. I was in the scene when Edward looks out of a window to the ...
Nick Carter
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(on how he prepares for a role] I have a very traditional background. I`m theater-trained. I don`t know. I do my homework. Literally, I read the script a lot and I learn it, no matter what the part is - how big or small the part is. I put a lot of thought...
Steve Zahn
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My ethnicity works both for and against me. But I look for parts that aren`t necessarily Asian, parts that can be played by someone of any background.
Gedde Watanabe
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I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity.
Dexter Fletcher
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[describing his role in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)] "The chap in the duffle coat jumping up and down in the background!"
Jack Davenport
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Being a model first opened some doors and closed some others. For the most part, it has been a positive transition. I`m being given a chance to prove myself because they know who I am. But coming from a modeling background, you also bring along the mindle...
Kathy Ireland
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No matter what I try to do or explore, my Kirov training, my expertise, and my background call me to return to dancing after all, because that`s my real vocation, and I have to serve it.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
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I`m very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That`s my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it`s not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
Denzel Washington
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[on her ethnic background] Well, I`m Italian, but my family isn`t stereotypical. I mean, I only have one sister and we don`t yell or throw pasta at each other. My mother doesn`t even have a secret spaghetti sauce recipe.
Jennifer Esposito
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(on obtaining Irish citizenship) I dare say it was still considered to be an abandonment of England A betrayal! A heresy! It is not expected that someone from my background will leave England. But I`ve committed so many heresies that there`s no sense in n...
Daniel Day-Lewis
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[on working with Martin Sheen on "Badlands"] Martin Sheen was extraordinary. He`s a very gifted man. He`s from a working class family, so he had all the moods down for the film. And when he wasn`t before the cameras, he was helping in the background, wrap...
Terrence Malick
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[on his ethnic background] Half-Italian, half-African-American, and English and Irish thrown in there somewhere.
Justin Guarini
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My character has the same background as `In the Mood for Love,` the same hairstyle, the same costume, it`s filmed on the same set and because it`s Kar Wai I don`t have a script. I need something to get hold of, and I said, `Can I have a mustache at least?...
Tony Wai
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It`s sort of a show about the human species, not a show about anybody from any particular country or any nationality or any religious background. - on why he thinks "Lost" (2004) is internationally successful.
Matthew Fox
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Most actors I know come from a screwed up background, so it makes sense that if you can walk on to a space and recreate your reality, then that`s the place that will become very dear. And what I love about actors and the bohemian scene, for all that a lot...
Peter Mullan
Keywords: about :: actors :: all :: and :: background :: become :: bohemian :: can :: come :: dear :: for :: from :: if :: it :: know :: lot :: love :: makes :: most :: of :: on :: place :: reality :: recreate :: scene :: screwed :: sense :: so :: space :: that :: the :: then :: to :: up :: very :: walk :: what :: will :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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I loved dancing. I still use my dance background in the different physicality`s of each character I work on. Once I started studying acting, I was energized and excited by the verbal exchange, having a conceptual communication of what was being expressed....
Juliet Landau
Keywords: acting :: and :: as :: background :: being :: by :: character :: communication :: conceptual :: dance :: dancing :: different :: each :: energized :: exchange :: excited :: expressed :: having :: in :: loved :: my :: of :: on :: once :: physicality :: started :: still :: studying :: the :: use :: verbal :: was :: what :: workSource: imdb.com
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I`m very grateful for the career that I`ve had. And I`m very grateful for the experiences that "Star Trek" has afforded me along with my past background. When I look back and think how fortunate I`ve been to work with some wonderful people and had some ma...
DeForest Kelley
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It put me in all the tight spots with my identity: as an Arab, a Muslim, and an actor with my background. I had to walk a tightrope and find out where my balance was.
Khalid Abdalla
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I`d prefer to remain a mystery. I never like to give my background and, anyway, I make it all up different every time I`m asked. It`s not just that it`s part of my image not to tell everything, it`s just that I forget what I said the day before, and I hav...
Andy Warhol
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I didn`t come from a traditional background of studying theater and doing Shakespeare. (December 27, 2006)
David Boreanaz
Keywords: 2006 :: 27 :: and :: background :: come :: december :: didn :: doing :: from :: of :: shakespeare :: studying :: theater :: traditionalSource: imdb.com
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I`m very aware of my own background. I`m Irish, French and then a little bit of everything else thrown in, ranging from German to native American. We`re talking about tiny drops of blood.``
I`m more proud of that film than anything I have created. - on...
Anne Hathaway
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When asked what sets her apart from other actresses: "I don`t come from a film background. I haven`t learned anything about films or film-making. But I have a thirst to know everything about my profession. I want to learn about cinematography, about editi...
Priyanka Chopra
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On NYC: "I feel closer to my background there, closer to Carnegie Hall as well as Europe. It`s a city where you feel anything is possible, which makes life fun and interesting."
Lori Singer
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It`s against type in the sense of my background, but it`s with type in the sense that I am a loner who`s new to this business and skeptical about a lot of it. When discussing differences between Ryan Atwood and himself.
Benjamin McKenzie
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When I first came to California it was fun and exciting to get any part in any movie and get paid for it. Because of my size and my background it seemed like I was right for just about anything. I did go through a period where I thought it was time to giv...
Kevin Hall
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