Quotes About Serious

In the film world, and I know this from just talking to other people, that I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor, and the fact is I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.

I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.

You may or may not agree with Obama's policy prescriptions, but they are, by and large, serious attempts to deal with the biggest issues we face: a failing health care system, oil dependency, income stagnation, and climate change.

For a long period of history, you were what people said about you, and if your reputation was stained, you were in very serious trouble. People fought duels over this. Then it fades away historically.

Stalking is a serious crime with serious consequences.

For me, personally, I think the serious gamers - the guys who know the levels - play Xbox, and people who are just good at the game play PS3. I play PS3 because I'm not a serious, serious gamer like that. But when I play the Xbox, the standard is so much higher.

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is a serious lack of resources, the standards of living are very low, and this creates a fundamental unease and discomfort in entire populations.

I thought it was a glorious thing to be a critic and to be a literary editor, and one was really doing something that mattered: to keep up standards, to take books seriously.

From an institution standpoint, I want the American people to understand that the Senate can function, even on the most serious things.

I've grown in maturity because I understood from an intellectual standpoint how serious Covid-19 is and all the effects it was having on our society.

I don't have courage in my convictions and I'm not interested in serious things or politics: if you're doing an hour of standup, you should talk about a few serious things.

Every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing. ... There does not exist, nor will there ever exist, any writing of mine dealing with this subject.

I regard the theatre as a serious business, one that makes or should make man more human, which is to say, less alone.

I believe man-made climate change is one of the most serious threats that this country and this world face.

There was really nothing for serious men to do in cases of wild gossip, for superstitious rustics will say and believe anything.

If you sit in a position where decisions that you take would have a serious effect on people, you can't ignore a lot of experience around the world which says this drug has these negative effects.

As the Habsburg military used to say, the situation is catastrophic, but not serious.

Lawrence was an earnest, but not a serious, writer—if by serious we mean one whose outlook on life is intellectually or morally worthy of our consideration.

One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few.

Is there anything else I should know about you?" she asked in a voice that was both serious and teasing, her emotions fragile. "Any other surprises?" "Sometimes I watch Dukes of Hazzard reruns." She

I never said I was an angel. Nor am I innocent or holy like the Virgin Mary. What I am is natural and serious and as sensitive as an open nerve on an ice cube.

I aim to inspire a bunch of female guitar players to get out there and take it seriously and never give up.

The most important thing I learned from Dad about show business was never take myself seriously and never stop having fun with my craft.

My cameo appearance in 'Happy New Year' doesn't mean I am seriously considering a shift to cinema, not at all.