"I spent so many years trying to become an actor, trying to be a person that I wasn't."

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Peter Hedges

#Years Quotes #Trying Quotes #Actors Quotes

“What advice would I give the average homeowner to protect himself against burglars? Well, the first thing is to keep a light on in the house when you go out. It must be at least a sixty-watt bulb; anything less and the burglar will ransack the house, out of contempt for the wattage.”
“Few people realize the profound part angelic forces play in human events.”
“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.”
“I lost my mother early, I've sometimes felt I haven't had anyone to show me the way. When I look to the future there's only a blank. "I can't see past the point where I am," the speaker says at one point - "like you, I'm just passing through." If my mother were still alive I imagine I'd have a clearer sense of what a meaningful, vital life might look like 25 years down the line.”
“Disobedience to conscience makes conscience blind.”
“It is sometimes easier to trust God in a life-threatening battle than in the small challenges of daily life.”
“I don't much like 'Wonderwall,' but the effect that song has on people, I can't deny it.”
“Have to sow excellent seeds to have an excellent life. Must start with sowing excellent thoughts.”

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