Marisa Tomei Quotes
I think the fantasy of being a movie star is more powerful than the reality. So, for me, even if it's not a great film or a great play I'm doing, to know that you went for it. You had an experience that made you grow artistically and personally. What's really satisfying is knowing that you did a good job.
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You can only learn by opening yourself up to engage with different sources of information. How can you learn something if you never see it, read it, or hear it?
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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It's always fun to immerse yourself in a different time period.
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I've been too many places. I'm like the bad penny.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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I get really insecure because even though I can speak in musician's terms, I don't know as much as real musicians.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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We move sometimes. We send messages to each other. We talk on the phone. Tell me, what can we do?
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I find Indian music very funky. I mean it's very soulful, with their own kind of blues. But it's the only other school on the planet that develops improvisation to the high degree that you find in jazz music. So we have a lot of common ground.
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I try to shut out ideas about why you should do things. Trying to do good architecture and really designing a career? There's some attention to be paid to that, but I don't think it's everything.
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The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.
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Other people pull off amazing festivals and events and things like that. I think ours is a little bit different, and that's what makes us distinct.
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When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised.
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There is a clear link between illegal migrants coming to Europe and the spread of terrorism.
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There was a time where I thought I could only date vegans. I was wrong because I was missing the fact that somebody should be right for me first, instead of just having similar values.
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The American Negro has no conception of the hundreds of millions of other non-whites' concern for him: he has no conception of their feeling of brotherhood for and with him.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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It's so easy to look foolish online.
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As an actor you have to get used to receiving gentle little pies in the face.
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My life has often been described as 'from rags to riches' but in fact, the Ross's were never raggedy.
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Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
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I want to get a real sense of intimate connection with each of the animals - with that particular lion or elephant in front of me. I believe that being that close to the animal makes a huge difference in the photographers ability to reveal its personality. You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close.
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China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world.
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I think the fantasy of being a movie star is more powerful than the reality. So, for me, even if it's not a great film or a great play I'm doing, to know that you went for it. You had an experience that made you grow artistically and personally. What's really satisfying is knowing that you did a good job.
