Beth Henley Quotes
In movement class, you had to lie on the floor and get your alignment in to pass the class.
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My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 years old. I didn't even see his stand-up, really, until I started doing stand-up, and that was when I was 22. So he's pretty strict. We had curfews until I was 17... he didn't play around.
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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With comedy, it's really hard to tell if something's working on the page - you really need the actors to bring it alive. The scariest part is if people will laugh or not.
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Our favorite holding period is forever.
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And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is.
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I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce.
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The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long.
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I take my work seriously.
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I think everyone's a little afraid of being part of a trend, because you get compared to each other. Writers tend to have a lot of camaraderie, and when you're constantly compared to someone else, it kind of damages that camaraderie, but I think this is a great trend. I'm honored to be a part of it in many ways.
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God and death kind of resemble each other, because the only time a lot of people will try and talk to God is when someone's died.
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People resent movies that try to tell them exactly what to feel.
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Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.
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I still want to hold on to my beliefs, and as long as I have that, I won't stray too far from politics.
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I'll stop talking about race when people stop being racist.
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I was happy in the midst of dangers and inconveniences.
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Acting is a sport - especially working with Mark Rylance. There is competition involved. I have to be muscular, challenging, get audiences on side. It's extraordinary how Globe audiences join in - it's like competing at an event - I love it.
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There's a nastiness to conversations about U.S. education reform, which are characterized by the kind of stark taking-of-sides that's usually reserved for debates over guns or abortion rights.
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Every human - especially the most vulnerable, the unborn, the infirm, those ravaged by age and those desperate in despair - should be protected in law, loved, and told repeatedly of their incredible beauty and worth.
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There's definitely a world view among college students that appreciates the need to act in the international community.
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The bit that I've always loved about modeling is show season: the hype, the chaos, the calm just before you walk out. It's your moment - especially when there's no one before you.
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One of the biggest regrets I have in life is not getting an opportunity to work with Yash Chopra.
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In movement class, you had to lie on the floor and get your alignment in to pass the class.
