Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes
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I suffer from a more complex, persistent fear. It manifests itself in nerves, and on film the camera sees even the tiniest evidence of this. So you have to learn that when the director calls 'Action,' you don't go to this place of tension, but somehow you become free.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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My parents never understood why I didn't want to be a doctor or lawyer. They're Cuban immigrants who wanted to give their children the American dream, and, to them, that was more of what 'the dream' entailed.
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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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To me, there's no point in writing merely to entertain.
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I'm really about my family and really proud of being a Carter.
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You shouldn't try to manufacture progress.
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Everything has a purpose or premise. Every second of our life has its own premise, whether or not we are conscious of it at the time. That premise may be as simple as breathing or as complex as a vital emotional decision, but it is always there.
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As barbaric is we are, it's a miracle we haven't blown ourselves off the face of the earth so far.
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I don't think that when I'm acting I feel like I lose myself to it, but that sense of losing, that sense of discomfort, well, I guess maybe that comes a bit! It's about redefining what 'uncomfortable' means for you.
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Life is an end in itself, and the only question as to whether it is worth living is whether you have had enough of it.
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It is a poor cause which has to be lied for regularly.
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Dance is something which I like to do, but acting is my passion. I would like to do good and meaty roles.
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It seems that no two people came to this specialized area of work via the exact same route.
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A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.
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My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast.
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You never know what events are going to transpire to get you home.
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I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.
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And so there I was living in California from Brooklyn, New York, and it was this whole new world for me and I was meeting vegetarians. I thought, let me try this vegetarian thing. I got really into that.
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Prohibition of substances which give pleasure to people does not work. Addiction is a health problem, not a moral one, and there are many proven strategies which can reduce its burden.
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For my characters, it's important to get really specific about what they listen to. Because it affects how they move in the world.
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You might be surprised by how interested young people are in older people.
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And with tears of blood he cleansed the hand, The hand that held the steel: For only blood can wipe out blood, And only tears can heal.
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I would not trust a mouse to a woman if a man's judgment could be had.
