Donna Leon Quotes
And I don't want to live anywhere where I am famous. It makes me very, very uncomfortable, because it conveys an advantage over people, and I don't like that.
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Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone you don't.
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I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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I love to smell like roses, literally all day!
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I had been playing really interesting roles before I got great roles. Little ones - 'The Crying Game' I loved working on, and then 'Bird,' 'Ghost Dog,' so many films.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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The sweeping, unfocused cuts of sequestration are certain to have unintended negative consequences, including for America's small businesses.
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When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
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Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.
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My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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I think that if you haven't been to the grocery store in a really long time, it's really easy to get very out of touch.
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I've got a 1990 Porsche 911. It's just a Carrera, a very simple, straightforward little thing that goes like stink. I love it.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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I think giving yourself permission to be weird is amazing. After all what does it mean to be normal?
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There's the famous thing that the A&R man from the record company is supposed to do: He's supposed to come into the studio and listen to the songs you've been recording and then say, 'Guys, I don't hear any singles.' And then everybody falls into a terrible depression because you have to write one.
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All I want is for people, when they read my books, to feel companioned, to feel they're not alone in the world.
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I don't release records to be anything but enjoyable.
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I worshipped you too much. I am punished for it. You worshipped yourself too much. We are both punished.
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And I don't want to live anywhere where I am famous. It makes me very, very uncomfortable, because it conveys an advantage over people, and I don't like that.
