Irene Cara Escalera (Irene Cara) Quotes
I'm a woman with a mission. I've learned to believe in myself, my vision and to do things the way I want them done.
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I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.
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The only foreplay I really need is for a guy to kiss my hip bone. The hip is the most erotic and neglected body part. Kiss the hip bone with your lips.
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You never think about what life's going to be like five years down the road or 10 - you just go though the day and try to make good decisions. Sometimes you do, sometimes you don't. You just hope this day will be a good day.
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In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.
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No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something very curious is happening: The older I get, the more ideas I'm getting.
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I've never paid too much attention to what other people have said or to what other people have tried to make me be. I've always just tried to be myself, which is such a weird thing to say.
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I love an underdog. No, I don't necessarily mean the cartoon. I mean like David, as in Goliath, or the Bears, as in The Bad News Bears.
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Every leading lady I work with, I'll see if I can get a song out of them and put it on an album.
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I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community.
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I own a guitar, a piano, a bass.
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The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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Come on, we would be foolish to say that there's never been African-American leads in some capacity, people of color in some capacity, leading shows or what have you. But it hasn't happened enough and in a manner that is an accurate reflection of the world that we live in.
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There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.
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At any given moment, it's not about where we are supposed to be. It's about what work, which relationship, what decision I take. Every moment counts. Every decision counts. And if we look at our decisions in life as such, we stop battling and start winning.
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I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I live in an area where there are brilliant hills and mountains, so I get a good hill run with my dog. At home, I'll do the circuit training with old weights, along with pull-ups in the trees and that sort of stuff.
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It's superficial that people think I'm cool because I wear certain clothes and I have tattoos. The funniest part is, when they get to know me, they're always surprised by how nerdy I am.
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I always knew I was going to be rich. I don't think I ever doubted it for a minute.
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Now it's all about the word of mouth, and watching a series on Netflix. That's the way people actually consume this stuff now, instead of waiting for a DVD release you're not really sure you want to buy. And I think it's fantastic, because then I can watch the shows that I missed, over a weekend. I love doing that.
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You do have to continue, as you grow as a human, checking in and going, 'Is this what I want? Am I giving away things that I don't want? Who am I and what do I want to keep doing?'
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You know, I can imagine not writing a novel and writing poetry only.
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I don't find touring very creative. There's not much time to yourself with your instruments.
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I try to not focus on what people expect from me.
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I'm a woman with a mission. I've learned to believe in myself, my vision and to do things the way I want them done.
