Laura Haddock Quotes
I've been very lucky and been able to work, as an actress, but I'm definitely a working actress. I get a script, I audition, and then I pray.
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I used to sing in jazz clubs with a friend until she went another way.
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I feel like the reason people feel like they know me is because I'm giving you myself in the music. There's where the connection comes from; you can't Twitter that.
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What I love is dropping into someone else's life and exploring it.
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Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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The rebuilding of Iraq has been terrible.
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I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges.
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Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.
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My main concern is meeting with public because my main commitment, main interest is promotion of human value, human affection, compassion and religious harmony.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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Don't try to be like somebody else. You'll be miserable. You need to be yourself, and don't ever get a big head.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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Knowing not to have illusions is absolutely necessary in order to have dreams.
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Curiosity at work isn't a matter of style. It's much more powerful than that. If you're the boss, and you manage by asking questions, you're laying the foundation for the culture of your company or your group. You're letting people know that the boss is willing to listen.
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I was never a comic-book fan, but I loved cartoons. I don't enjoy reading: for me, it's hard work.
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I don't sit and write stand-up material; I come up with an idea onstage.
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I'm quite easy to live with and very easy going.
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I've been very lucky and been able to work, as an actress, but I'm definitely a working actress. I get a script, I audition, and then I pray.
