"I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life."

-- Ethel Waters

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“It is only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide the conditions under which the RACE question can finally be abolished and eliminated.”
“If you're doing your best, you won't have any time to worry about failure.”
“Doing nothing about climate change is still a fairly common affliction, even in this day and age. What to do with those people, who are together threatening everybody's existence on this planet? Clearly we don't really think they should be blown up, that's just a joke for the mini-movie, but maybe a little amputating would be a good place to start?â€ [] â€œWe 'killed' five people to make No Pressure - a mere blip compared to the 300,000 real people who now die each year from climate change”

Source : "There will be blood – watch exclusive of 10:10 campaign's 'No Pressure' film" by Damian Carrington, www.theguardian.com. September 30, 2010.
“On the other hand, the seventies were drab. That is, I am utterly fascinated by the fifties and sixties.”
“One thing I really hate is experience. Experience for me doesn't work. Everybody's talking about experience this, experience that.”

Source : "Olympics 2012: Yohan Blake aiming for brilliance rather than Usain Bolt" by Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2012.
“A true friend never asks you to feed their imaginary fish. Or fertilize their imaginary crops.”

Source : Teresa Medeiros (2010). “The Devil Wears Plaid”, p.415, Simon and Schuster
“Training a dog, to me, is on a par with learning to dance with my wife or teaching my son to ski. These are fun things we do together. If anyone even talks about dominating the dog or hurting him or fighting him or punishing him, don't go there.”
“Life is very hard, isn't it? It does kill you, after all.”

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