"My parents didnt want me to be an actor. They didnt think I could take the rejection, and I have to say they were probably right."

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Rupert Penry-Jones

#Thinking Quotes #Parent Quotes #Rejection Quotes

“Most of us... are simply just trying to get through the day. And wait for those times in their life that are markers, that put things into relief. That's why we like movies and books so much.”

Source : "PROCESS: Tom Gilroy and Campbell Scott on Acting, Directing and Details, Part I". Interview with Tom Gilroy, www.indiewire.com. December 19, 2001.
“As an older and wiser man, I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and talent and determination.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Graystripe pushed past Tigerheart and Whitestorm and crouched beside his old friend. "I would have taken your place if you had let me". His voice was hoarse with grief.”
“Everyone, both big and small, can pull their weight, and ensure that the hopes and dreams of every child become realities.”
“I felt myself in a solitude so frightful that I contemplated suicide. What held me back was the idea that no one, absolutely no one, would be moved by my death, that I would be even more alone in death than in life.”
“Chance ... must be something more than the name we give to our ignorance.”

Source : Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.666, Modern Library
“If I had to choose between the band or the friendships, I'd choose the friendships at this point.”
“Some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic.”

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