Paula Cole Quotes
Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.
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Obviously, for me, story is first and foremost, even in the face of the attractive idea of having all the cast there, or having a great piece of talent come to it.
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I will always do what I can to help others, but when I retire, I want to be a dad and a husband. I want a house and a dog in the yard. I want to have barbecues.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.
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Everyone should change; otherwise, you can't grow as a person in life.
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If someone busted into your house and robbed you, would you then forgive them if you found out they were a veteran? Of course not. So why are we forgiving McCain for selling out his country by supporting the Bush agenda?
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I love what I do.
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I'm gonna stay an album guy. In fact, concept albums are really blowing my mind right now, because if you want to promote an album, think about it - a concept album might be the way to go.
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I never learned how to be adequately black. I never learned how to be black at all.
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Kirmizi biber has a sweet aroma and can vary in spiciness.
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In photo shoots, I rely on instinct. Which is not to say I don't bring ideas to a project or consider it beforehand.
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I don't have any regrets. I consider myself really privileged to belong to medicine and do what I do. I would do it all again.
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It is often better for a person to recognize a sin than to do a good deed. Recognizing a sin makes a person humble. Doing a good deed often can feed a person’s pride.
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Lots of people make the stage and it can seem very violent and over the top, but it's not really. It's always a kind of gentle ballet.
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One can go to war alone, but you can't build peace alone.
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I have never called myself an opera singer. Other people do, but I always call myself a classical singer. I'd love to do opera, but I'm still too young and I don't want to do it until I'm ready. I realise that when I do that it's going to be... up for discussion, shall we say, so I want to get it right.
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Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention.
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Every morning when I wake up, I am grateful and happy that I come to the film set. It is home.
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Years ago I met Richard Burton in Port Talbot, my home town, and afterwards he passed in his car with his wife, and I thought, 'I want to get out and become like him'. Not because of Wales, because I love Wales, but because I was so limited as a child at school and so bereft and lonely, and I thought becoming an actor would do that.
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I wanted to be a teacher.
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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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One of the nicest things about receiving the accolade of Australia is that, previously, the knighthood was historically for what was termed 'the establishment.' Now, this is an accolade for somebody who comes from a working-class background. Someone whose father was a truck driver and decided to buy a truck.
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You don't raise taxes in times of such uncertainty.
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Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.
