In a play, you dictate pace, you dictate rhythm, you dictate when people look at you, when people should be looking at something else. In film, the editor does that.
In the U.K., I came from a talent show. I was watched by millions of people, so instantly when I came out from the show, people knew who I was.
People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they really don't want it.
Successful people achieve because they think beforehand when it works & think afterwards when it doesn't work.
Successful people do not have a part-time mindset nor a full-time mindset, but a lifetime mindset.
President Bush says he is concerned about the Iraqi people, but if Iraqi people are dying in numbers, then American policy will be challenged very strongly.
Some people think that as the Chinese economy becomes more and more capitalistic it will inevitably become more democratic.
I know victims of domestic abuse. I know what it takes for people to get out, and I also know why people stay. It's heartbreaking.
Dependency arguments often come from elites - either aid agencies or governments - and say something about attitudes to poor people.
I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.
Facts are, insurance ratings are really dependent on the notion that some people are higher risk than others.
Young people deserve stable employment opportunities and not mountains of debt. When young people can access the middle class, America is strengthened.
The thing about improvisation is that it's not about what you say. It's listening to what other people say. It's about what you hear.
I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them.
Some people talk of Africa being a continent cursed not blessed with minerals, but the real curse is the leaders and politicians of Africa
There were the people who read and there were the others. Whether you were a reader or a nonreader--it was quickly noted. There was no greater distinction between people.
Rich people don't like to be in the military. The shoes are ugly and the uniforms itch. Rich people don't go in much for revolution or terrorism, either.
Some people think that welfare reform should have hurt Bill Clinton with black voters.
Only 10 percent of the people in the U.S. like dry wines. You shouldn't get down on people just because they like a little sugar.
Some people absorb in different ways. I didn't realize until I was 15 years old how much I retained.
Some people are like cats - if they're dropped upside down, they land on their feet. I get a little irritated about stories like that.