I think integration in Norway is, by all standards, going relatively well. People are working, taking education, learning the language. But, yes, it is a challenge. And democracy and democratic debate has to be open to take that debate openly and not push questions aside.
Copy Quote View & ShareI need to grow as an actor. The wonderful thing is you never stop learning, and as my only interest is trying to perfect what I do, it's wonderful because I'll never succeed, so I'll have to keep working.
Copy Quote View & ShareFamily dinner is how we civilize our children. It is how we get them into good habits like drinking water with supper, saying please and thank you, learning how to listen and take turns. It's how we pass on our family histories.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhether I'm being influenced by new music that I'm listening to, books I've read, my friends, or my faith, I'm learning all the time.
Copy Quote View & ShareShooting on film is great because it imparts discipline: What do you need to see so you're not finding it in the camera. When I'm shooting, I have the scene in mind, where I'm going to have certain lines. I learned to overlap and to shoot more than I think I need. That was the learning curve.
Copy Quote View & ShareSo, I went to McGill University in Montreal to study soil chemistry and microbiology, which I did complete, but realized early that little of this could be applied in our country, because we were learning of a Green Revolution that would suit a farmer who had 3,500 acres and not our poor farmer.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf you live through the initial stage of fame and get past it, and remember thats not who you are. If you live past that, then you have a hope of maybe learning how to spell the word artist.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhen you're learning how to do magic, the first rule is 'never reveal a secret.' In a way, by telling someone I'm a magician, it kind of gives away the best secret of all... How interesting to take the magician out of the equation of a magic show.
Copy Quote View & ShareA good part of my leadership skills is crafted from learning from experiences early in my career that were not positive experiences.
Copy Quote View & ShareNo matter what, you've got to always follow your passion in life and always keep learning.
Copy Quote View & ShareLearning from the best is easy and it isn't just footballers, coaches should also learn.
Copy Quote View & ShareI was never ignorant, as far as being experienced in classrooms and learning about different subjects and actually soaking it up, so I checked into college for a little bit. I took classes at a community college in West L.A. I took psychology, English, and philosophy.
Copy Quote View & ShareI'm not saying that putting on makeup will change the world or even your life, but it can be a first step in learning things about yourself you may never have discovered otherwise. At worst, you could make a big mess and have a good laugh.
Copy Quote View & ShareI look up to actors. I look up to Robert DeNiro, I look up to Johnny Depp, I look up to Al Pacino, I look up to run-of-the-mill really good actors. I love watching movies, and I love watching other actors and learning from them.
Copy Quote View & ShareI've been blessed. Starting with Steppenwolf Theater and onward, learning from wonderful actors and getting to play with wonderful actors.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy relationship with my mum is probably the defining one of my life. I was a really shy kid. I wouldn't go to parties. A teacher suggested I go to drama club to bring me out of my shell, but I was too shy to go alone. So she would sit outside the drama club for hours while I was learning to talk out loud like other human beings.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe medieval Islamic world, from Central Asia to the shores of the Atlantic, was a world where scholars and men of learning flourished. But because we have tended to see Islam as the enemy of the West, as an alien culture, society, and system of belief, we have tended to ignore or erase its great relevance to our own history.
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