Deborah Mailman Quotes

Some people think that there aren't many Aboriginal actors around, and if there are, they're not that good. It's stupid. There's such an incredible pool of talent out there, and they're still coming out of drama schools. People just need to take a leap of faith.

Deborah Mailman

Quotes to Explore

I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.

Hannibal Buress
- Up
- Writing
- Job
With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.

Otto von Bismarck
- Try
- Gentleman
- To Be
I think the most important element of a power outfit is proper fit. The one item to focus on is a suit. If it's the right fit, you could wear it with a T-shirt and still convey the positive message.

Garrett Neff
- Important
- Power
- Focus
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

Abraham Lincoln
- Art
- Religious
- Artist
There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, 'look!'

Carl Hiaasen
- Country
- Hate
- Forget
A novel, I think, is partly about the contemporary and partly about the eternal, and it's the balance of that that's difficult to achieve.

Salman Rushdie
- Think
- Balance
- Difficult