Madison McKinley Quotes
When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers - I kinda wanted to be a vampire.
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I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects of my character and personality that don't come out.
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It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love.
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It was in India that I started my acting career, courtesy of my parents, long before I set foot on stage in England. They headed a company of travelling players performing Shakespeare up and down the land.
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When there was a fight in school, because I was the tall one, the teachers would say, 'I know you were there. I could see you.'
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ABBA: The Movie; I got a lot of grief for working on that.
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The day I became a hero, my dream was realised. Everything else is a bonus.
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No one should ever be forced to choose between food and education, or medicine and shelter when they don't have the resources. It's very unfair.
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I was 24 when Samori was born. His mom was 23.
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Bring it on. Dissent is central to any democracy.
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I hate changes of administrations, because I have all my villains in place and they are all taken away and replaced with faceless wonders nobody knows.
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I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees.
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What sense would it make or what would it benfit a physician if he discovered the origin of the diseases but could not cure or alleviate them?
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Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.
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Nuclear tests poison the environment - and they also poison the political climate. They breed mistrust, isolation and fear.
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I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.
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I can't tell you what that little ingredient is which makes that first person want to go on and aggressively do more, and the other person be content to not do that. It's a mystery, but it does happen.
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Our trials and our times of pain get the most recognition, but 'Straight Outta Compton' speaks to triumph. When it's doubtful, when nobody is on your side, when your back is against the wall, you triumph and make it through. Showing growth through movies promotes growth.
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I go to a lot of rap shows and sometimes take what they do from a performer's aspect, how they interact with the crowd. I always have a DJ with me on the road, as well as some dancers.
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With classical ballet you are literally injuring yourself.
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I can't compare these movies (Vampire Academy/Twilight/Harry Potter). Every single one of them has their own mythology.
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I've often been asked what drives me, particularly through the last 50 years of abuse, and ridicule. What has kept me going is one word - care. I care enough about the land, the wildlife, people, the future of humanity. If you care enough, you will do whatever you have to do, no matter what the opposition.
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This is why it's hard to talk about winning awards. You can't do it without sounding like a tool.
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When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers - I kinda wanted to be a vampire.
