Dorothy Fields Quotes
I don't care how good a song is - if it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it.
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
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There is no sense in making a film that no-one will go and see, just to create a perfect, but useless, work of art.
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Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire.
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I don't much care whether rural Anatolians or Istanbul secularists take power. I'm not close to any of them. What I care about is respect for the individual.
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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You know, Saint Augustine said our hearts are restless 'til they rest in thee. And I had a restlessness in my heart. Something just wasn't quite right.
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There is an enormous shadow industry of scammers and amateurs who prey on aspiring writers, who divert people from the real publishing industry into this shadow world of vanity publishing and fee-charging agents.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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It's up to the audience. It always has been.
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I do a lot of visualisations and meditation and a lot of hippie stuff.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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It's so great to see a woman dressed in jeans and a lace-up boot with an extraordinary jacket. It's a moment where you do want to mix high and low, and it's not so much about a head-to-toe designer look.
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I'm so lucky, I've been so successful, so much has come my way. I want to give back.
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Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.
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I'm not a violent person.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin, the opportunity is lost.
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I make really good pasta sauce. The secret to getting it right is just patience and love.
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Music is the one part of the entertainment business where you can't fool anybody into buying a record.
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Great actors help. Every project is different. Sometimes it's completely open, and I've been able to cast who I've wanted. And then sometimes people want a certain kind of actor.
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Me and my dad, we'd go to the dirt bike races every year. I mean we'd go probably too much every year. And he would make me listen to all country music.
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I definitely had fun being a waiter. I can't say for sure that I was a good waiter. I think that I made people have a good time.
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I don't care how good a song is - if it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it.
