Quotes by irish authors

I'm amazed if people are happy in their own skin. Jamie Dornan

Happy People Own Skin Amazed

I think sometimes actors are drawn to good television because you have more time to sell it, you have more time to shape a character, and to tell a story, and that's really appealing. Jamie Dornan

Time Good Character You Sometimes Think Television Drawn Tell More Shape Because Sell Story Really Appealing Actor

Now and again, an actor will blow my mind by doing something really unexpected, like Mickey Rourke or Christopher Walken - you have absolutely no idea what they're going to do, which is really thrilling to watch. Jamie Dornan

Nobody sane wants just to be famous. Jamie Dornan

Nobody Just Famous Wants Sane

I think I've done two shoots in my underwear ever. They both happened to be for Calvin Klein. But that tag - 'underwear model' - I just can't get rid of it. And it's such a bizarre, specific thing - underwear. It's like I never modelled clothes. Jamie Dornan

Mass appreciation doesn't always equate to something good. Jamie Dornan

Good Appreciation Something Something Good Mass Equate Always

I don't really have choices in the material I get. So I have to make the choices in the way I play the characters. Jamie Dornan

Way Characters Make Material Get Really Choices Play

What kid doesn't want to pretend they're James Bond? Jamie Dornan

Kid Pretend Want James James Bond Bond

No matter what happens in my career, I've always got 'The Fall.' Jamie Dornan

Matter Fall Always Got Happens Career

I never yet heard man or woman much abused that I was not inclined to think the better of them, and to transfer the suspicion or dislike to the one who found pleasure in pointing out the defects of another. Jane Porter

People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed. The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it. Jane Porter

The best manner of avenging ourselves is by not resembling him who has injured us. Jane Porter

Best Ourselves Him Us Manner Who Resembling Injured

The mob is a sort of bear; while your ring is through its nose, it will even dance under your cudgel; but should the ring slip, and you lose your hold, the brute will turn and rend you. Jane Porter

You Dance Will Lose Slip Ring Bear Through Brute Sort Mob Nose Hold While Turn Should Your Even

My face hasn't matured as I've grown up, and neither has my sense of humour. In the mirror, I see an older version of myself as a child, although I do have more wrinkles and freckles. Jasmine Guinness

Myself Face Mirror Wrinkles Sense Older Humour Neither Freckles See More Although Version Up Matured Child Grown Grown-Up

I always dreamt that I would marry in the Piazza Del Campo in Siena and go on my honeymoon down the Amazon, up the Nile, on a gallop through the pyramids, to Nepal and Kerala, on a safari and finally to Lake Titicaca in Peru. Jasmine Guinness

Down Nile Honeymoon Finally Would Nepal Marry Dreamt Through Pyramids Always Go Amazon Up Lake Gallop Peru

It was tough going to boarding school. It was very hard work. Jasmine Guinness

Work Hard Work School Tough Very Going Boarding Boarding School Hard

I'm a total technophobe. What is wrong with paper and pen? I was delighted when I learnt the word 'Luddite,' as I thought it described me perfectly. Jasmine Guinness

Me Word Thought Paper Pen Total Delighted Wrong Perfectly Learnt

People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money. Jasmine Guinness

People Money Made Long Assume Tend Long Line Come Am Line

Mum and I were delighted to find out we were descended from 'bog-trotters.' Jasmine Guinness

Out Find Delighted Were Descended Mum

I've worked since I was 18. I have no trust fund and don't expect anything. Jasmine Guinness

Trust Since Trust Fund Expect Anything Worked Fund