Martha Plimpton Quotes
People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.
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Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.
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What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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Serena and I have done some great career planning, and we're playing really at the peak of our tennis right now. I think tennis has been a sport where people play this insane schedule from 14 years old, so of course at 26, it's over. We've really paced ourselves.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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I might go on discussing this subject at great length, but after all is said, done, and written, my own book of experiences will best show what these obstacles are, and how I managed to overcome them to some extent.
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You promised to take care of me and not to turn your back on me. How is it possible that you never wrote to me even once and you never came back to see me? Do you think that it is fun for me to spend months, even years, without any news, without any hope!
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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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There's no such thing as easy, but it's easier when a script is good.
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Death always seems to be around me.
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In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs.
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Keep your eye on the ball.
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For a kid in London, Hollywood seems like such a mythical place.
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I want to prove you don't need to have academic syntax to be intelligent.
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There are things I can accomplish in the studio via manipulation on the computer or some kind of effect that are nearly impossible to do live. On the flip side, there are some things that happen live that can't be pulled off in the studio.
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I went to the Grand Canyon with my family when I was about 8 years old, and I had a very blah experience. I think the scale of it is too huge - you don't appreciate it.
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When I got a call to do the voice of Johnny in an episode of 'American Dad' titled 'I Can't Stan You,' it was a great opportunity to be a part of a really funny cutting-edge show on television. I really got into the character, and I was able to do some improvisation, which allowed me to mix in part of my personality into the script.
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People seem to think that you should be willing to speak to them whether they're jerks or not.
