"My philosophy has always been to try to put myself into roles and films that are different. That intensified after `Lord of the Rings` because it was so massive, but it`s something I`ve always believed in -- wanting to change people`s perceptions and challenge myself as an actor."
- Elijah WoodThere were certain perceptions that people had of me, you know...`He`s dumb,` or `he`s just got a pretty face,` or `he`s a thug,` or `he can only do one thing.` I`m not so concerned with that now. Longevity`s what it`s about.
- Matt DillonNo man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
- Ansel AdamsI`m not worried about being pegged, but it`s important for me to knock down any perceptions of me that are out there.
- Cillian MurphySometimes I feel limited by people`s perceptions of what I can and cannot do, or what I do or don`t look like.
- Mira SorvinoEven now, people want to marginalize me. They want to attribute all my success to teenagers seeing my movies. I really resent it when people say, "It`s just a genre film; it`s a teen comedy." It takes a lot of work to make these things have heart and resonance so they`re not just empty, disposable confections. But I don`t give a damn about other people`s perceptions, because I`ll show them. For women in this business, ascendancy is always a battle. It`s scrape and claw. I just try to stick to my guns and respect myself. I want to take the ingenues aside and say, "Value yourself! It`s O.K. if you have opinions!" (On struggling to be taken seriously in the industry.) (Vanity Fair - September 2004 - "Regally Blonde" by Leslie Bennetts)
- Reese WitherspoonEqually, we require a collective past - hence the endless reinterpretations of history, frequently to suit the perceptions of the present.
- Penelope LivelyThe funny thing is, people`s perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they`re still going to read what they want to into it.
- Vince Gill(Jackson`s defense attorneys are looking for jurors) who understand that children can lie, and if not, at least they can form perceptions that are false and spurious, ... On the other hand, the prosecution is looking for people who believe that children do not lie about sexual impropriety, and people who believe in law and order and hate the abuse of children.
- Robert GordonThe young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times.
- Robert MorganOur purpose is to look at how the different Abrahamic religions define good and evil and how these perceptions affect politics, nationalism and conflict.
- John BennettTalking perceptions, people. Do we really see each other for what we really are, or do we just see what we want to see, the image distorted by our own personal lenses? I lost someone today and the funny thing is, I don`t even know who she was.
- Jeff MelvoinBeing down a few minutes can be tolerated, but outages that can last 30 or more minutes can seriously impact our ability to perform our job functions. This can have a serious impact on our customer`s perceptions of our company and our ability to provide them support.
- Jason EllisYou can`t cover people with perceptions because we are all different.
- Bernhard LangerI just wanted to have fun for myself-I felt I had a lot to say, and I realized that I missed having a magazine as a place to express my ideas. The Times column is a place for me to unload those perceptions.
- Tina BrownMajor social movements eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and experience.
- Alex EckelberryMen act like brutes in so far as the sequences of their perceptions arise through the principle of memory only, like those empirical physicians who have mere practice without theory.
- Alex ThiermannThe decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions.
- Allan WalshIt`s a well known thing that ordinary perceptions can have a strange aspect when one is travelling.
- Allen RossiWe must not allow other people`s limited perceptions to define us.
- Andrew JacobsCommunity-based enrollment is the true success story of New York`s program, and it has changed people`s perceptions of Medicaid to be health insurance, not welfare, ... Without it, enrollment will shut down. The social service offices will not be able to absorb the crush of people they`ll get, and a lot of people will just give up if they have to go to those offices again.
- Andy BrennerJust making it available isn`t enough. There are perceptions that some students have that they can`t succeed at our institutions.
- Ann TalbertThe decision to partner with THQ reflects the great relationship we have established over the past two years. Joining THQ marks an exciting step forward for us and will enable us to do what we do best '“ develop cutting edge, innovative games that continue to redefine perceptions.
- Anthony DesjardinsThe decision to partner with THQ reflects the great relationship we have established over the past two years. Joining THQ marks an exciting step forward for us and will enable us to do what we do best - develop cutting edge, innovative games that continue to redefine perceptions.
- Anthony DesjardinsAll our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.
- Leonardo Da VinciAll media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values
- Marshall McLuhan