Ellen Terry Quotes
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Art is about play and about transcendent meanings, not reducible to politics.
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I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.
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When I started making movies, I was pretty young, and at the time I felt like there needed to be more confrontation in cinema - or I needed to make something more disruptive - so in the beginning, those movies were me wanting to play with the rules.
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My emergence has been slow and steady, I would say. I think I've improved every single year. I keep getting better; I keep getting fitter, sharper - and I'm not stopping.
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And the beautiful open spaces, the forests of Pennsylvania, the recreational uses that come from having these green open spaces and forests, they contribute dramatically to the level of our tourism, dramatically.
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Because I was a dancer, I started going to auditions for musical theater, which forced me to sing.
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It was treacherous. I think someone was injured. But I did love being there, we all did.
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College isn't in everyone's hearts. I am living proof, though, that school doesn't mess up your plans. It gives you more experiences to write about.
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My 'Big Bang Theory' costar Johnny Galecki went off the grid. He bought a huge ranch and goes there every weekend. He keeps telling me to do the same thing, but I don't know if I'm that committed. The Valley is as far off the grid as I'm going to go.
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My main wish is to get my books into other people's rooms, and to keep other people's books out of mine.
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Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
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A lot of people think that because I'm from Malaysia, I'm driven by Malaysian sound, but actually, it's mostly just my melodies.
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You have to be quite stupid to act.
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I am just an actor, but there are these other people who are really selfless. I come from a long line of nurses in my family, and they really do a thankless job.
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My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.
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'Joy' to me is a reflection of the life experiences that I've had throughout the first record and kind of having some time and a hiatus. It's just like all of those experiences that I had during that period - that growing up period.
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I love working in New York.
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I came, I studied architecture in America, so my technical background's completely western. But my seventeen years, the formative years of one's life, and I can't say that the Chineseness in me is not there.
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Everybody comes to film differently; everybody has different backgrounds. Just find whatever your lane is naturally. Don't try to force yourself into someone else's vision or try to tell a story that you're not passionate about.
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Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving.
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Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.
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We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in order to keep faith in the story.
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Also, the more you're not focused on showbiz and instead focused on life, learning about other people, and keeping your eyes open and trying to be aware of the world.
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Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it.
