Jacinda Barrett Quotes
I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
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I could see myself in some sort of pioneer bonnet, it's my childhood fantasy, but I think I look too Jewish for the prairie.
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I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.
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The violence and burnings in Lebanon were the work of Syrian soldiers and workers dressed in civilian clothes.
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There are times I think it might be nice to have deep-pocketed limited partners to provide me with some cushion. But I enjoy having no responsibilities except to myself, financially.
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I don't think there's a perfect time to have kids. I think first you have to find the perfect person.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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Question the motives of those who make requests of you. Discover what they really want. You may not want to give it.
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People are wired for lots of things. We're wired for novelty. We're wired for humor. We're wired for new pieces of information that surprise us in some way or add value to our lives. We're wired for fear.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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When you start talking about sacrifices, pretty soon people start feeling like chumps.
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One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Earl Jones.
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Some of the greatest moments in human history were fueled by emotional intelligence.
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I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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My head's never really quiet. The only time I can get it to turn off is if I watch 'CSI' or 'Law & Order,' where I have to follow the crime. If I can't turn my head off during that, I know I've really got a problem.
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How are we to live with the desert, in the desert, within the desert?
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Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.
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I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office.
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I got amazing training both with Theatre Sports... back in Edmonton, Alberta - I can't give those people enough credit - and the daytime drama I did. Incredible training, both of them.
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Sometimes I'll watch a movie, and it's got some big star in it playing a working-class person, and the character is in a grocery store, and you can kind of tell, from just watching the scene, that this actor doesn't do their own shopping. So you have to have some sense of reality.
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When no wind blows, even the weathervane has character.
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I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.
