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I'm quite simple, really. I like to play and inhabit my character. I really like to inhabit the situation. It's the situation that intrigues me.


Mark Rylance

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TALULAH RILEY Aye, well, I've got my garden.
LIKE I I told my Nike representative, 'Why didn't you guys use me for this?''' Williams said, laughing.
LIKE I On the interception, I was out of bounds,
LIKE I casually made his 'abort black fetuses' argument.
LIKE I I can field my position. If I start worrying about being ready for a line drive too soon that means ...
LIKE I I told him that he played a great game,'' said Falcons quarterback Michael Vick , who like Manning w...
LIKE I I was so concerned with getting the ball out of my hands and not taking the sack, that sometimes I t...
LIKE I I knew I had to throw the ball better,'' Manning said of his poor start.
LIKE I I think the reason that I have that title or that moniker is because people don't know what to expec...
LIKE I You're either ready and prepared to take on the task, or you're not,'' he said.
LIKE I I did not have one butterfly out there today,'' he said.
LIKE I Married to the Mob.
LIKE I Hello you're with Drudge.
LIKE I I don't expect Christian Fundamentalists to reach out to me. They are adamant that homosexuals are i...
LIKE I throw enough shit at the wall and some should stick?
LIKE I I'm not happy, that's all I can say about it,'' he said.
LIKE I In terms of doing another franchise after 'Transformers,' I don't know if that would be ...
JACK REYNOR I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it's always frightened me, and I...
SAMUEL BARNETT My situation is different from Mark's. I'm not looking for home runs, I'm looking for th...
SAMMY SOSA I feel really proud of my work on 'Sullivan & Son.' It's a really different characte...
VALERIE AZLYNN As an actor, what I'm finding is that I really like the extremes. I think that's really fun ...
TAYLOR SCHILLING I'd say I'm a pretty intense person. I'm definitely not my Denise character on 'Scru...
ELIZA COUPE When I'm acting, it's like I am the character - no one can talk to me. But I'm not so me...
TOM HOLLAND For me, I would prefer to not have my face on the album cover. I don't mind being in the public,...
FLUME I'm the homemaker, and that's fine with me because I really like that.
ROBIN WRIGHT The reason I feel like I act is because you get to live a million different lives in one. I don'...
ROSE MCIVER It's not like my old self - I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding beh...
DAMON ALBARN I think anybody who really knows me knows I'm not a media hound and knows that I'm really so...
MONICA LEWINSKY I like to be loved by my children, and I quite like the 'Guardian' hating me. I like it when...
JEREMY CLARKSON I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher...
DAKOTA BLUE RICHARDS Usually I'm pretty myopic. It's hard for me to multi-task, so to speak. If I'm in a show...
IDINA MENZEL For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chan...
IAN MCDIARMID I'm really 100 per cent invested in 'Suburgatory' right now - I'm really focused on ...
CHERYL HINES I don't care if the average guy on the street really knows what I'm like, as long as he know...
DON RICKLES I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really ...
MARIA MENOUNOS I'm just going to say I'm not gay. I really, really like women. That's all I can really ...
AARON RODGERS The idea of doing a production of 'Carousel' that doesn't feel like it's stuck in th...
AARON LAZAR I make a really delicious eggplant and squash curry that's inspired by Vij of Vij's Restaura...
CARMEN EJOGO When I'm in really good shape, I like my butt. It's juicy - that's what my fiance says.
ALI LARTER I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple...
MING-NA WEN I feel like I'm ready for any dangerous situation that might come my way, provided I have a hamm...
CHRIS HEMSWORTH I'm not a rock star. Sure I am, to a certain extent because of the situation, but when kids ask ...
EDDIE VAN HALEN It's true I have a hard time with the notion of creating a character. And I feel it's a limi...
LOUIS GARREL I did my first professional play at 11, and there was really nothing else I ever dreamed of doing. I...
ERIC JOHNSON I like a movie that brings out many discussions. From my experience, every time I have done movies, ...
MONICA BELLUCCI I feel like I'm the last rap superhero. I really do. I feel like everybody else, they seem to be...
PUSHA T I'm quite shy, really. The figure you see on TV, that's just a persona. I like getting home,...
PAUL HOLLYWOOD When I like myself, which is not too often, but when I do like myself on film, it's when I point...
DINAH MANOFF Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we'r...
JASON REITMAN I'd love to act. I feel that it's another naked, mysterious challenge, like jazz. It kind of...
PAULA COLE I'm really quite normal. My imagination has some serious kinks in it, that's all.
ALLAN GUTHRIE I wouldn't say I'm girl-crazy, because that makes me sound like a bit of a womanizer. That i...
HARRY STYLES It annoys me a little when people try to be positive when I don't play my best. I play to win. I...
CAMILO VILLEGAS I'm really maturing into soul music. It's not my attempt or karaoke try. I feel like I reall...
MAXWELL I don't know if I am cut out to playing a bad character or not - I really should give it a shot....
LINDSAY LOHAN I just do what's comfortable for me, whether it's getting fresh haircuts, or the clothes tha...
LANCE GROSS I love football and it's the sport I would really like to play. I've said on national televi...
NOVAK DJOKOVIC I love to swim. When I jump in the water, I feel like I'm 12 years old again. It's really fu...
SUMMER SANDERS I feel like somehow I'm living my life mentally in reverse. It's taken me to my 30s to feel ...
KAREN ELSON I think it's really important for artists in general to invest in themselves. And I view my scho...
SARAH GADON We like to crystallize something in the audience's brain that makes them say, 'Hey I really ...
GARY GOETZMAN I just do these 'Sleep' type tracks when the situation presents itself. I never set out to d...
AARON FUNK I think it's every actor's dream to play a character that's really odd, and you know no ...
SAM CLAFLIN I start with a character and a situation, but I don't know what's going to happen until I wr...
LOUIS L'AMOUR A bad outfit can really get me down. If I'm wearing something really normal and boring, it's...
ALEXA CHUNG No one's ever really cared about me being bisexual, and I only came out because I had always bee...
NICOLA ADAMS My legs are really long and that's cool apparently, but I'm totally klutzy. I mean, I'm ...
TAYLOR MOMSEN I'm not too fond of really cool design. I've got quite kitsch taste really, in things like t...
KEVIN MCCLOUD Everyone has that friend who's every day, like, 'I hate my nose, I hate my nose, I hate my n...
LAUREN CONRAD I'm just not into trying to convince people like me. I always say to myself, 'It is what it ...
NENE LEAKES For me, when I'm writing something really personal, I don't feel good about it. It's wei...
SAMPHA When I started fundraising like me and leading like me, that's when I really started to shine an...
PAYAL KADAKIA If I'm out of town and I'm in a situation where I have to be creative, it has to be hot dogs...
ESTER DEAN I live my life and play my music, and I don't really seek out other people's approval or acc...
KENNY G A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity,...
STONE GOSSARD For me, motivation is easy. I enjoy what I'm doing, and I'm lucky to play tennis. I enjoy th...
STANISLAS WAWRINKA Sometimes I catch myself if I'm shopping, and I'm like, 'I want to hide my thighs and my...
KETHER DONOHUE When I read a script and have my first interaction with this character, do I feel like there's s...
BILL SKARSGARD I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry.
ESAI MORALES I was never like, 'Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.' That's not necessarily always ...
LAURA OSNES If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it well. That's just my character, that...
OZWALD BOATENG Acting is a sport - especially working with Mark Rylance. There is competition involved. I have to b...
SAMUEL BARNETT I like to say that I practice militant mysticism. I'm really absolutely sure of some things that...
ROB BELL Mentorship is really important. I really like to talk to people who have been in the music industry ...
BAT FOR LASHES Every minute I'm on the set, it's play time for me. I feel like I'm on the beach!
RACHEL G. FOX I'm like, 'I think I'm just going to wear what makes me happy,' so I'm just real...
LILLY SINGH I don't really do simple. I'm not really interested in simple at the end of the day, because...
KATE WINSLET I'm not really a big Springsteen guy. I'll listen to the music, but ... I didn't really ...
MIKE TROUT When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my s...
JOE PERRY All the things you put off, like learning to play the piano or leaning a different language? You'...
LESLIE MANN It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill
JUDE WATSON I saw 'Hairspray' at the Pantages in L.A. It came to the Pantages right before I did the mov...
ELIJAH KELLEY I did 'Narnia' because it was a good opportunity and all that, but really? I wanted to play ...
JAMES MCAVOY I'm very picky and I'm in a situation where it's a big crossover.
SHIA LABEOUF A lot of times, I feel like people come up to me because they think I'm like my character in ...
EMMA STONE There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's an...
PAUL WELLER I know with me, you really have to, like, pound me over the head to say, 'I like you. I really l...
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MARK TWAIN Scientists have odious manners, except when you prop up their theory; then you can borrow money of t...
MARK TWAIN I brag on the Democratic Party. We're libertarian on social issues, it's live and let live. ...
MARK UDALL I am quite amazed how, when people earn lots of money, they think they have to spend it on things th...
MARK HADDON Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
MARK TWAIN Man is the only creature who has a nasty mind.
MARK TWAIN We like a man to come right out and say what he thinks, if we agree with him.
MARK TWAIN As we all know from the Roman empire, big empires go down if the borders are not well-protected.
MARK RUTTE He was a psychotic. He was a borderline psychotic. He was a terrific, sensational actor, with a magi...
MARK RYDELL I've been thinking about the record since I reached the fifty plateau. But you think about it an...
MARK MCGWIRE