Donna Tartt Quotes
It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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I try and find fun activities like mountain biking, hiking, or water sports for a workout rather than pushing weight in the gym.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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I've never worn fur, either. I'm a naturally squeamish person, and fur smells like dead animal to me.
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Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your convictions.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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I am not interested in producing fiction for Indian television at all, the reason being that I don't understand the medium. I can be a judge or a host; I can do that as an individual. But to produce TV content, you have to know the game.
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After so many years of rejection, I felt acting would have to become a hobby rather than a full-time profession.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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Medical debts are the number-one cause of bankruptcy in America.
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I'm not even kind of a lesbian.
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When I was 13, I thought I was pretty hot stuff because I knew BASIC programming, self-taught on the family's Commodore 64. One of my crowning accomplishments was writing a silly little program that showed a crudely-drawn Space Shuttle lifting off in a cloud of pixelated smoke.
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I think what you'll find is overall, overwhelmingly, evangelicals would prefer me to Barack Obama.
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People say of every opponent, 'When are you going to knock him out?' But I'm not like Mike Tyson, who came flying out of his corner. I'm much more composed. A guy is supposed to be durable, but then I start finding my range, and, well, it comes together. Boom.
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So I watched the Pink Panther last night, and so I'm trying desperately to be funny, and then it's just not working out so good... I wonder if maybe I could've been a comedian or something like that, or maybe I could've been a doctor, then I wouldn't have to make anyone laugh.
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And as the players tried to take the field, the Marching Band refused to yield.
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Sometimes I'll say, "I wrote that book," and the person will look at you as if you're really strange. One time that happened to my daughter on a plane. She was sitting next to a girl who was reading one of my books and my daughter said, "My mother wrote that book." And the girl started to quiz my daughter, asking her all sorts of questions, like what are the names of Judy's children and where did she grow up. My daughter thought it was so funny.
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It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens.
