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I went to university for a year, and I'm not one for schooling and have no enjoyment sitting in a classroom all day and ended up going to live in England for two years, just to travel. I worked in a bar in a hotel for a couple of years and had no intention of becoming an actor. That's where I met my agent. ”
Carnival Row' is us looking at the stranger; 'The Curiosity' is the stranger looking at us. ”
If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that curiosity might kill cats, but it doesn't kill people. ”
Education is key. I graduated from high school; everyone needs to. ”
I know my curiosity as a writer and as a person makes me really interested in moving to parts of the country that I haven't explored through writers' festivals or through the kind of campus visits that I do on a regular basis and engaging with people who may be readers of poetry and may not. ”
As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear. ”
There's no way you can go home and learn lines, because you need to go home and sleep. So I've figured out systems. I order two lunches so I can eat dinner before I leave work, so when I get home, I can just go to bed. ”
The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed. ”
General Biassou is a simple, vulnerable man without much knowledge, and he is easily led astray by the scoundrels surrounding him. He has sworn eternal hatred for me, and for some time now, he has been trying to destroy me using whatever means he can. ”
Education is the most important thing you can have. ”