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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I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.
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'The Victorian Internet' is a must read for anyone interested in the history of technology and in the cycles of hype, boom, and bust that seem to only quicken with each new wave of innovation. Highly recommended.
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I don't know if anybody can second-guess what they will do on Capitol Hill.
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The goal of Christian mission is not success, but faithful witness; not power, but proclamation; not technique, but truth; not method, but message.
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No art can conquer the people alone-the people are conquered by an ideal of life upheld by authority.
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My nickname was Skinabo - 'skin and bones.'
