Debra Paget Quotes
I don't want to be embarrassed when I go to see something on the screen. I don't want to listen to foul language, watch a lot of violence or see something immoral. I prefer stories with sensitivity and family values; films that strive to lift you up to a higher place in life.
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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I'm not into things that feel like a sequel. There's just something magical about when something happens for the first time.
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There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie.
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There is no one looking out for us. We are all alone.
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I always tell audiences when I talk about writing: Writing isn't something I do; writing is something that I am. I am writing - it's just an expression of me.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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The one word that no politician will ever speak, is 'enough.' Enough.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar to me. I would say to my mum, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.'
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I made a very conscious decision to quit acting. I was on a series, and we were in the process of renegotiating. They had an idea of what they thought I was worth, and I had an idea that was quite different.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
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A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.
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Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.
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Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.
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I have to entertain, because if I don't entertain you, you're not going to continue reading. But if I'm not out to enlighten, or change your mind about something, or change your behavior, then I really don't want to take the journey.
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I was terribly shy, but I was always in harmony when I was dancing.
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We saw that the music industry was changing and we felt that it needed to change. We have wanted to do this for a very long time.
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I get very deep into the writing and recording process.
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Life is confusing. We're all just trying to get on with it, that's all.
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A guy came up to me in the park and asked if I wanted to buy his CD. I said sure. He got panicked and told me he didn't actually have a CD, and he started crying and then told me he never made it and he's really sorry and called me 'Ralph.' New York's a really weird place.
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I don't want to be embarrassed when I go to see something on the screen. I don't want to listen to foul language, watch a lot of violence or see something immoral. I prefer stories with sensitivity and family values; films that strive to lift you up to a higher place in life.
