Almost the whole of history is but a sequence of horrors. – Nicolas Chamfort, Maxims and Considerations
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I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is. – Hugh Laurie
In some states militant nationalism has gone to the lengths of dictatorship, the cult of the absolute or totalitarian state and the glorification of war. – Arthur Henderson
Everybody just asks me Are you going to make Hollywood movies now? First, I dont know. Second, I never dreamed about that I just dreamed about making movies with Tarantino. So if I can make movies with a lot of amazing directors – yes. – Melanie Laurent
Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character youre playing through your own experience – so were all different. – Ian Mckellen
