Ellen Forney Quotes
'Marbles' really took so much and such a thorough effort from me that I was so happy to tie that up and have it feel satisfying.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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I made all my generals out of mud.
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I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have.
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push a little further in the first show.
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I think what my parents did was perfect. They were strict, concerned about my safety and held me back just a little.
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Today in Ukraine, many people struggle to survive, older ones often see the breakdown of the Soviet system as a loss of stability and security for average people, and therefore a certain hostility to quickly acquired wealth is from their point of view quite understandable at the first look.
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You get in before sunrise and you get out after sunset and you go home, eat and collapse. While you're aware of the ratings, you aren't prepared for the response of the fans.
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The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.
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So I saw many planets, and they looked just a little bit brighter than they do from Earth.
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When I was starting out, I always wanted to be able to do everything - comedy and drama and action, and everything in between. Film is so diverse, and it's fun to be able to take advantage of all of it.
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As anyone who has covered the company for any length of time knows, Yahoo's record on major decision-making has been akin to a hippie commune - a lot of wrangling internally in a culture where everyone seems to have a voice and a reticence to push the button to launch.
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I do not like violence.
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A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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I find that you learn from others. It's very much about watching TV and watching movies for me and grasping that way and watching other people act.
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The thing that comes most frequently to me on yoga retreats is excruciating pain in my hips.
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The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk.
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I don't get self-conscious. I'm not vain in that way.
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Even someone who works with me, like this girl who works with me, her name is Sue. She lives with me and holds the fort; she takes care of all these little things. She takes care of the money situation, and I would not be able to live without someone like that.
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I've always loved mysteries, the something there that you didn't know, and with 'Case Histories' I just decide to make that more up-front.
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When I was paralysed by polio at 13, I went into an isolation hospital and couldn't sit up, so I only took liquid food from spouted cups which the masked nurses would bring in and feed to me. I saw my parents only through glass; we couldn't touch.
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'Marbles' really took so much and such a thorough effort from me that I was so happy to tie that up and have it feel satisfying.
