Katherine Parkinson Quotes
People don't realise what a nice thing it is for an actor to go to a job where they know or like everybody, because you're so often having to do new beginnings, starting off on set with people you don't know, having to introduce yourself and make friends.
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I think freedom for Palestine could be an incredible source of hope to people struggling all over the world. I think it could also be an incredible inspiration to Arab people in the Middle East, who are struggling under undemocratic regimes which the U.S. supports.
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The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.
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A lot of my friends send me Snapchats of when they're in the club, and they're like, 'It's your song!'
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When people are away from home, they do things they might not normally do.
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Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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It's my job to make sure that the people I'm gonna team up with for my music see everything that I'm about: Put all my cards on the table and don't make them guess.
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After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.
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People who run a ready-to-wear company are businessmen rather than production or design people.
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I played with Annika today. I love being paired with her. She does not make many mental mistakes, and she has the ability to repeat her swing over and over and wears people down.
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The question of likability is a bit of a puzzler for me. You know, I don't write people with likability in mind. It's more whether or not I find them compelling.
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When you're an actor, you just hope you get a job to go to.
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I think it's important for all culturally literate people to understand the technological substrate of new developments.
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We have finished the job, what shall we do with the tools?
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I didn't have a desk to write 'Red Queen' on, so I got a nice writing desk.
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I've found a place that would amaze you. People used to live there, but now it's all overgrown and no one goes there. Absolutely no one – only me... Just a little house and a garden. And two dogs.
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The first two years I was on 'MADtv' were really, really fun. We always thought it was 'Saturday Night Live's very nice, slightly asthmatic, shorter cousin.
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Once people tell me I can't do stuff, I'm going to go and make it happen.
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I'm more attracted to the bad guys. Why? Because in real life, I don't know any good guys. I know okay guys. I know polite guys. I know people who can control themselves.
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Film-making is a physically hard job.
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My job is not to be liked. My job is to tell the truth.
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People don't appreciate their intestines until something goes wrong. But I always hope that people gain a little appreciation for their guts.
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You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.
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Remember, with writing, what you’re looking for is just one person to come up and tell you, 'I love you for what you do.'
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People don't realise what a nice thing it is for an actor to go to a job where they know or like everybody, because you're so often having to do new beginnings, starting off on set with people you don't know, having to introduce yourself and make friends.
