Kathleen Turner Quotes
I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them.
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid.
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I love a good Slash guitar riff. It's sexy!
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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We're looking to help our guitar buddies do their thing while at the same time we try to create something we might enjoy listening to ourselves. If anything we are trying to develop a vocabulary so we can converse more fluidly.
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In 1775, no fewer than nine colonies had established churches, ranging from Congregational establishments in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts to Episcopal churches in the southern states from Maryland on down.
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I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All or Nothing.'
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Over my career, I've had to do a lot of shows that involve stunts, and I so enjoy stunts.
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The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.
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It's kind of comfortable portraying characters who are kind of unsavoury and not so nice. That can be refreshing sometimes.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones.
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My first film 'Saawariya' was a flop; I don't regret it.
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Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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More is asked of you on stage. It's no way to make a living. But it's like a bullfight. You find out who can do it and who can't.
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The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.
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It is a waste of money to help those who show no desire to help themselves.
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I pretty much preach, teach and nag.
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I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.
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I hate to go on TV. I will start stammering.
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I rang up this publisher and they asked me what I was doing at the time. I told them I was a house-painter, so first of all they had me come round and paint the place. Only later did they consider my work and Banished Misfortune was published.
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The thing I love about acting is that it's got nothing to do with me; it's about bringing forth a director's vision. It's like a release. I'm glad it's come back into my life.
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I'm getting the basics with the AFL, but the NFL is a different animal.
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I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them.
