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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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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We live in a world where racism hasn't changed at all. It's that old thing of, you know, the more things change, the more things remain the same.
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You can go one block to the next in San Francisco and get a completely different opinion of what the issue is.
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An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.
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He seemed to be waiting for me to move forward. Weren't we all.
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I've always been the type of guy that wants to change, adapt and morph from year to year.
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I wanted to direct more than I wanted to act. And I found I couldn't do everything.
