Elizabeth Marvel Quotes
Every time I do a play, I'm like, 'When do I get to do the one where I wear a gown, sit in a chair, and say funny things?' I'd love to do that.
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.
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I've always wanted to be Batman, but I don't naturally tend towards Batman. I tend towards Robin, but I did get to play Superman.
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A revolution is interesting insofar as it avoids like the plague the plague it promised to heal.
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I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying, 'This is fiction.'
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My dad's a Jew, and my mom's a WASP, so that should pretty much say it all. It was a comically dysfunctional family.
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The truth is that we were born to have it all. And part of our handicap as adults is that we no longer understand our potential.
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My father was a teacher, and there were teachers all around, his friends, they were working for the Government and their behaviour was within strictly limited areas.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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As a child, I had a serious illness that lasted for two years or more. I have vague recollections of this illness and of my being carried about a great deal. I was known as the 'sick one.' Whether this illness gave me a twist away from ordinary paths, I don't know; but it is possible.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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Some people have a misunderstanding about the Army. Some people think, 'Hey, you're in the military, and everything is super-hierarchical, and you're in an environment that is intolerable of criticism, and people don't want frank assessments.' I think the opposite is the case.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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I'm not a god - I do bad things.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.
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What I like best about music is when time goes away.
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Musically, what happened was this: I retired twice. I retired after The Black Crowes, and I retired after Brand New Immortals. Then, we started buying real estate, which really took up my time. I was busy. I was still teaching yoga, but I was mostly busy running business, and I was fine. I was happy.
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79: A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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I've been identified with James Bond or Thomas Crown for so long; suave, elegant, sophisticated men in suits. it's like you've been giving the same performance for 20 years.
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Every time I do a play, I'm like, 'When do I get to do the one where I wear a gown, sit in a chair, and say funny things?' I'd love to do that.
