Dinah Manoff Quotes
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In those years of the Fifties, in London and New York, I lived, without knowing it, in a time when the profoundest changes were happening: when a radical alteration was getting ready to happen in the way a society saw young girls. And, as a consequence, in the way they saw themselves.
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I study what's happening in music. I want to sound different than everybody else.
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My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
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We've all read, I'm sure, a Superman book where we didn't really feel like we knew the character. Where the writer, often with the best of intentions, has tried put a personal stamp on the character, whether it be to try and make him more current, or cool, or have a broader appeal, etc.
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I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.
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The strong desire to include every vital component of life instead of excluding part of them for the sake of too narrow and dogmatic an approach has characterized my whole life.
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I'm having a great time. It's like I'm on some ridiculous big roller coaster not knowing what's happening next, but just having a great time on the ride.
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I'm the character actor in Hollywood movies, the girl who has to be annoying so the guy can go to the other girl.
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In the '90s, I wouldn't have been a supermodel.
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Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality... 'The Odd Couple' was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening after that.
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I was definitely a Daddy's boy.
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There is never hesitation about doing stand-up. It's just me doing my thing. Unlike being in a band or a play or something, I don't have to rely on anyone else but me.
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I don't know about the whole song-and-dance thing. But if India will have me, the independent cinema scene there is something I'm really interested in.
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You might not trust me. Please give me a chance and time. I will prove myself for all of you.
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I believe in creative visualization.
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I don't have a complex mind.
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I think songwriting was the biggest way that I found my identity.
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Keep in mind that imagination is at the heart of all innovation. Crush or constrain it and the fun will vanish.
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I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
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We all have our convictions formed by different things, and mine are informed by my faith, they're informed by the Word of God, and I found that to be an anchor for me, a compass and a guide for me. When people start bullying one another and calling each other names for those different convictions, then I think you get into problems.
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Today they say that we are free, only to be chained in poverty.
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I wanted to direct more than I wanted to act. And I found I couldn't do everything.
