Jacqueline Woodson Quotes
I feel like, as a person of color, I've always been kind of doing the work against the tide.
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Football shape is one thing, and then 'futbol' shape is a completely other thing. It's a whole other level of fitness that you have to work to maintain.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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The show I'm obsessed with watching is 'Say Yes to the Dress!' Because I love the whole makeover idea, and I'm a sap for love, of course.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident.
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See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to improvise and make it my own.' No, my first job as an actor is to take what's written and make it work. And then, if they want me to improvise, I'll do that.
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about.
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Ultimately life is disease, death and oblivion. It's still better than high school.
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Remember, the man who is poor is not the man that has no money, but one without a dream. They are suffering that have no dream. They are poor that have no dream.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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I don't subscribe to the idea that if you don't have the body you want, you can't be proud of the body you have. I think you can do both.
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I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your campaign? Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?
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I know I don't want to do another single-camera show. It's so time-consuming. I did a couple of episodes of 'Whitney' as her mom, but I have been laying low. I love being with my kids and being a mom.
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I feel that for the story of 'Romeo and Juliet' to be impactful, it has to be believable, and there has to be a certain level of chemistry between the two characters.
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I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards.
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The idea that you can create a template that will work forever doesn't happen in any business. There's some really, really bright people in this business. You can't do the same thing the same way and be successful for a long period of time.
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I suppose I could be accused of taking acting too seriously and losing the fun of it. I do take my work very seriously; I take on the responsibility of it.
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I feel like, as a person of color, I've always been kind of doing the work against the tide.
