Debra Monk Quotes
I was never an actress in high school. I didn't start acting until I was in my twenties. I was just a funny cheerleader. I hadn't even seen a show until I was in my twenties, so I was very late getting into the business.
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I really honestly can't see myself as a lawyer. It's pretty much safe to say I'll never become one.
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Feminism is dead. The movement is absolutely dead. The women's movement tried to suppress dissident voices for way too long. There's no room for dissent.
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I miss baseball.
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The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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My confidence is easy to shake. I am very well aware of all of my flaws. I am aware of all the insecurities that I have.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer.
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Patents have a place in medical science - for new inventions that advance the state of knowledge.
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Experimental science is fascinating, but I don't want to do it. I want other people to do it, and I'll read about it.
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I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday.
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I've got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin's not easy.
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Sometimes I see through things when people are talking. I'm really sensitive to other people, so I can tell if somebody's putting on a front.
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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
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The only routine with me is no routine at all.
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I'm a runner first before anything else.
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Obedience is a powerful spiritual medicine. It comes close to being a cure-all.
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When budget cuts happen - which has been happening a lot in this country - after-school athletics and after-school music are some of the first things to go.
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I believe in freedom for women to have equal rights - the right to work, the right to hold high positions, the right to take custody of their children after divorcing.
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Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish? Nothing else.
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I was never an actress in high school. I didn't start acting until I was in my twenties. I was just a funny cheerleader. I hadn't even seen a show until I was in my twenties, so I was very late getting into the business.
