"Everybody has many people inside of them; I think we tend to present the one we feel is most appropriate at first, in order to gain acceptance or achieve what we want. It gets really interesting when this technique fails, and other levels are revealed."

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Source : "Interview: Rupert Friend Talks Directing Short Film Debut ‘Steve,’ Starring Knightley and Firth". Interview with Maggie Lange, www.indiewire.com. September 26, 2012.

Rupert Friend

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“We don't know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops.”
“To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.”
“I think many cooks are afraid of undercooked meats. A good thermometer is a cook's best friend.”
“The computer was, to the best of my feelings about the subject, not thinking like a mathematician, and it was much more successful, because it was thinking not like a mathematician.”
“My wife and I have just returned from Belgium where, courtesy of the hotel TV, we acquired a new perspective on the Iraq war. The difference between BBC, ITV and CNN on the one hand and the channels from Belgium, Germany and France on the other was stark and disturbing. The 'coalition' output, which strongly influences public opinion in Britain, comprises reports from 'embedded' reporters telling us about the mud and dust, press conferences by generals describing the tip of the iceberg they wanted us to see and studio debates among armchair pundits.”
“I pride myself on being consistent. So, yes, it definitely means something, even though I don't set goals.”
“Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.”

Source : Speech by Joseph W P Wong at "Hong Kong: Turning China into Opportunity" Seminar, www.info.gov.hk. November 06, 2006.
“Don't talk to me about a man's being able to talk sense; everyone can talk sense. Can he talk nonsense?”

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