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Henrik Ibsen

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Realism

"Rank.Certainly. However wretched I may feel, I want to prolong the agony as long as possible."

"Which is the funniest language? It's French, isn't it?"

"I've always studied people and been fascinated by their reactions and feelings. And I think that's the best acting class you can take - watching real people, listening to them and studying them."

"All jokes about religion cause offence, so it's pointless apologising for them."

"A friend of mine suffered from COPD. That's why I wanted to let you know about Inogen, a new way to have oxygen anytime, anywhere. Look into the difference Inogen can make for you."

"Every shot was thrown with bad intentions." This has often also been quoted as, "Every punch was thrown with bad intentions."

"Desperation will allow you to do incredible things in the name of survival."

"My entire film career's been dependent on my ability to look unattractive."

"I'm not good at future planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner and I don't have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future."

"Why work alone if you don’t have to? It’s all give and take. It’s all about listening to others and contributing. Even if you didn’t want to act, improv classes are great, because they teach you about conversation."

"It all started to spiral out of control when the death threats from ISIS started coming in. That's when I stepped away. As soon as I started to gain popularity that's when I was like 'get the f*** out of this."

"I think hubris comes from insecurity. Confidence comes in a more rooted sense; part of being confident is being able to say, "I can be really shitty," and to accept that. But also not to crumble under it."

"It wasn't about, 'Oh I want to make a film where I get to kiss a 10-year-old boy'. To me it was I wanted to make a film where you're trying to understand love."

"The films are realistic fantasies. Bullets are easy. You can buy them. Emotions are not. They're priceless."

"If I never make another film, I don't care as long as I'm true to what I believe in, which is being kind."

"Son, are you happy? I don't mean to pry,but do you dream of Heaven?Have you ever wanted to die?"

"I am very independent. I can look after myself but I still need a lot of love and care."

"The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable."

"It's not like I let people do things for me, so I guess you can call me a control freak, or you can call me passionate... I'm not a passive person by any stretch of the imagination."

"You'll never get me into a tux. Not until I'm dead and I have no choice because that's what the undertaker put me in."

"It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person."

"I've actually had people come up to me and ask me to autograph their guns."

"See, I'm looking for a man that'll rub me slow, make me sing real high when he goes down low."

"Beginnings are usually scary and endings are usually sad, but it’s the middle that counts. You have to remember this when you find yourself at the beginning."

"Eternity is very long, especially towards the end."

"Life is never stagnation. It is constant movement, unrhythmic movement, as we as constant change. Things live by moving and gain strength as they go."

"In America, if a Democrat even thinks you're calling him liberal he grabs an orange vest and a rifle and heads into the woods to kill something."

"I had a run in with Whitney Houston, or as I call her, "Cracky." Allegedly."

"Boyfriends? In my life I have had three. Three. Only a handful of people have seen into the Pharaoh's tomb."

"Christians... get Christmas under control. Seriously. It won't stop! It doesn't stop, does it? It's always Christmas now! Make it the whole year! It's the only time you pricks are happy!"

"You really don’t have a life when you’re working. I always think "oh, I’m gonna see everybody on my days off. I’m gonna read so many books and see so many films" and then three months go by..."

"Because it doesn't happen like this, where we're having an interview and it sort of turns into a conversation--and a quite gratifying one, because it's all about me."

"I happen to think that videogames are an ideal means to help broaden the imaginations of young people."

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