Ellen Barkin Quotes
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I look back on some of my outfits, and I'm like: 'Why did I wear that? Where are my friends and why didn't they tell me not to leave the house?' If they had, I probably would've said, 'You don't know what you're talking about. This looks amazing.'
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I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?
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With the death of bin Laden, it's finally time for Congress to bring back the pre-9-11 legal norm, before we decided it was okay to toss out our civil liberties if the 'bad guys' were scary enough.
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I would love to do a period movie. I've always wanted to wear the corset, you know. It's a girl thing!
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I'm a big soccer fan, so any soccer player that I meet, I always get star struck. I've met a lot of big stars - Justin Timberlake, Michael Buble - and I don't ever get starstruck, but when I met famous ex-football players, I just got completely starstruck.
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After Halle Berry does her films and Queen Latifah does her films, it's left to all the black, Latino and Asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles. I opted for some TV. There's just not a ton of work in film.
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After 20 years, a million written words, and nine rejected novels, I finally landed a book contract.
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I'm a religious man. I pray for Milky Way.
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New York is rich in culture, cuisine, and commerce.
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I used to think the press was a necessary evil and now I don't think it is. I think it's something you choose.
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Just when did I get to the point when staying at a hotel wasn't fun?
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Every film you're commissioned to write is all about an arc; usually, the arc is that the world creates a change in the character, usually for the better. To not have an arc, the messages and ideas in the film became more prominent.
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Scotland is undoubtedly the star of 'Outlander.' I'm so proud of the country and all it has to offer.
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Art is the way people see things, and I think it's great when individuals can find in fashion something they truly believe is artistic.
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The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
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I've always done drama, but I suppose 'Tyrannosaur' was a bit of a watershed moment for me. It was like when Kathy Burke did 'Nil By Mouth' - suddenly, people were saying, 'Oh, she can do that, too.'
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With Pakistan being in my blood, I would certainly look at opportunities to travel there.
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Everything about the music industry takes away from you as an artist. They're always wondering what the next thing is: 'What do you have?' It's a very introverted process.
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The Forgotten Realms is arguable the most detailed, intricate fantasy setting ever created this side of Middle Earth. It's a setting for many D&D game products and lots of fiction. It is vast, historically and geographically and so contains just about anything you might imagine, at one place or time or another. Created by Ed Greenwood. And, for the record, Ed Greenwood is one of the smartest guys I've ever met.
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We don't have to become big scholars, we don't have to become big supermen. We simply have to become a humble servant of Lord Krishna.
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There are people out there who would enjoy my books but wouldn't pick them up because they think it's not going to be for them. I find it infuriating.There's a lot more going on in my books than just romance.
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My nickname was Skinabo - 'skin and bones.'
