Orson Welles Quotes
I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.
Quotes to Explore
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I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
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No Americans wants to see somebody lose their house because of health bills. Their boat? Maybe. Maybe the boat. But not the house.
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If only one in 1,000 people that I talk to goes on to write a good book, that's one more good book that I've helped along... and maybe it will be a book I love myself five or 10 years down the line.
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I believe in growth - in myself and in the characters I create.
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If I really believe that visual representation and narrative are ways to convey important, complex ideas, and if the world is gravitating toward this form, then geez, I better do it myself. I want to do it myself.
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When I'm on stage, I know exactly where I am. It's not an ego thing or anything like that, but I am more in my body and aware of myself and aware of what I'm doing, and I feel more from that, from sharing the music.
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I come from an immigrant culture. I'm only a couple of generations away from having been a servant girl myself.
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I call myself a feminist, not a feminist filmmaker. If somebody asked me if I had a feminist sensibility it would be pretty hard to deny, but is it the theme of my work? Not necessarily. I'm interested in a lot of things.
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I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it.
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I hate committing myself to anything. It's probably the lack of discipline, honestly. I'm probably a spoiled brat worried about getting my way every time.
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I put pressure on myself all the time. I felt it so much with 'Sax,' but I had to just let go and enjoy it.
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I like to work all the time and really immerse myself in the project.
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I feel like acting is a ton of fun. It's the freest and most alive you can be.
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I allow myself to fail. I allow myself to break. I'm not afraid of my flaws.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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I have really high expectations for myself, so I just want to go out there and compete.
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I was 25 years old when I arrived in D.C. It was just myself and two people who worked and helped me in the kitchen. I was only cooking for three people most of the time.
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Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to want to take it on.
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I was a book editor for nine years. I'm familiar with the opposite experience, bracing myself for the likelihood that no one would want to publish my book.
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By the very fact of public life, one seems to lose humanity in people's eyes.
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Every good painter paints what he is.
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The people who actually do things always suffer the slings and arrows of those who don't.
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My role in 'Legally Blonde' was really rewarding, because I had so much fun working on the movie. I've had really rewarding experiences on tiny low budget films that you'll never see but where I had a cool time creating characters as well. I love almost all of the characters I've played.
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I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.
