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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Scientifically speaking, an overweight person is more attractive than a skinny one. Newton's Law of Gravitation.
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The problem with drugs is that people forget to stop doing them. There’s a time and a place for everything, Mr. Mackey, and it’s called college.
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That I exist is a perpetual surprise which is life.
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I hate Macs. I have always hated Macs. I hate people who use Macs. I even hate people who don't use Macs but sometimes wish they did. Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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'Fallen Too Far' was my first NYT bestseller. That changed my life.
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My nickname was Skinabo - 'skin and bones.'
