Betty Gilpin Quotes
'GLOW' was the first time that, from head to toe, I was asked to use my body in a functional, powerful way as an actor - and that felt amazing.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way - that's something I don't want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort.
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Politics and power is a realm of relative influence.
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The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
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My daughter passed away in 2003.
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The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'
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I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.
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Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.
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People work hard.
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You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere!
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When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money.
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The Who on record were dynamic. Roger Daltrey's delivery allowed vulnerability without weakness; doubt and confusion, but no plea for sympathy.
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On stage, you're not limited at all because you're free in language: language is the source of the imagination. You can travel farther in language than you can in any film.
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Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.
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If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?
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I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories.
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I grew up in southwestern Ontario in the heart of a Mennonite community. All my family are part of the Mennonite church.
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I realize that I'm a mature woman and one of these days, incredible diet or not, I'll be a little old lady.
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In countries like China and Indonesia, badminton is like a religion. Players get mobbed in the street. In China, it is a national sport, and Lin Dan, their star player, is treated like David Beckham.
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One of the skills you have to master in theater is the ability to make the audience believe that things that aren't there are there - just like when you're acting against CGI. Also, in a theater, the people in the back row can't see the whites of your eyes. Or your lips moving as you deliver dialogue.
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I'm the guy, I'm kind of like the, uh, Everyman, so I think people just relate to that.
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My gut instincts are strong, but they're not always accessible to me, which is why I like DJing, because you don't have time, and you have to go on instinct.
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'GLOW' was the first time that, from head to toe, I was asked to use my body in a functional, powerful way as an actor - and that felt amazing.
