1398 quotes by welsh authors for you to enjoy

I'm much more interested in looking at our own failings than going to some faraway place and looking at their failings, thus making us feel good about ourselves. Jon Ronson

In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble. Jon Ronson

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I consider myself a social justice person. Jon Ronson

Myself Justice Consider Person Social Social Justice

Shaming is powerful and useful. I'm living in New York, and my instinct is that, after the Black Lives Matter protests, which were organized on social media, the chance of there being another Eric Garner, choked to death in New York by an NYPD officer, has diminished. Jon Ronson

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I have just enough public appreciation to make me happy. Jonathan Pryce

Me Appreciation Happy Enough Make Just Public

I know people whose entire lives are ruined by fame. If you make yourself exclusive, people want to break that down, but if you go about doing your shopping, no one bugs you. Jonathan Pryce

It took a while to decide I wanted to do Hamlet. It wasn't that I was daunted - I'd been acting professionally since my mid-20s and had some pretty big Shakespearean roles under my belt by that stage, at 32: Petruchio in 'The Taming of the Shrew,' Edgar in 'King Lear,' Antony, Richard III. But when it came to Hamlet, I hesitated. Jonathan Pryce

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I've never had therapy. Maybe the work is the therapy. Jonathan Pryce

Work Never Had Maybe Therapy

I treasure my friends but not my possessions. Jonathan Pryce

Possessions Friends Treasure

I can tell stories to other actors about the level of aggression on stage in the '70s between actors - it was unbelievable. Jonathan Pryce

Stage Other Tell Unbelievable About Between Stories Aggression Actor Level

As a child, play, drawing, and painting were important to me - they still are. Jonathan Pryce

Me Important Painting Drawing Still Were Child Play

I cry very easily. Jonathan Pryce

Easily Cry Very

Sometimes I just want to laugh. Jonathan Pryce

Sometimes Laugh Just Want

When the arts are taken out of the syllabus, people are not going to know what it's like to value the theater. Jonathan Pryce

People Value Out Taken Like Know Going Arts Theater

Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely best. Joseph Parry

Time Best Change Surely Test Friendships Stood

I recurred on 'Grey's Anatomy' for three years, and at the same time, I recurred for eight episodes on 'Rescue Me'. And I'd recurred for nine episodes on 'The Practice'. Frankly, the guest star is often the most compelling character. Kate Burton

I made a very concerted decision to go to drama school in the United States. But I did have the opportunity to go to Britain's Central School of Speech and Drama, and my dad and I had a few tense words about that. He wanted me to go to British drama school. Kate Burton

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I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct. Kate Burton

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I was lucky enough to be able to grow and mature in a natural way as an actress. Kate Burton

Natural Enough Way Able Mature Natural Way Lucky Grow Actress

I have literally played the most interesting parts since I turned 40. Kate Burton

Since Most Parts Literally Interesting Turned Played

Oh, stuff the critics. I don't care. Too many people are snooty about classical. Look, I wasn't brought up in a home where we listened to classical music. It was a singing teacher that thought it would be best for my voice. Then I moved into crossover. And if that makes the music accessible to more people, then great. Katherine Jenkins

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