Mary Steenburgen Quotes
As an actor, you're always looking for, what do I get to do? It's not just what do I say, but what do I do, too.
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I want you to feel happy and enjoy the theatre of my life the way that I do. No matter what happens with my music and wherever I go - that heart of that glamorous girl in New York will never be gone.
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Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form.
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There is no consensus, there is no homogeneity, there is no truth.
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A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.
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I think all girls secretly want to be actresses because acting seems so glamorous. But as a child, I was always the villager who had one line in the school play. I was shy and I had a bit of a lisp.
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The Founding Fathers of our nation believed in the people. They created a new nation based on the radical notion that the people could be free and trusted - that the nation would be great if you trusted the people to be good.
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I've wanted to do some sort of acting stuff down the line, but modeling is a good way to get comfortable in front of the camera.
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Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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I credit my mom with inspiring in me a love of design, matched by her creative problem-solving abilities. This is a woman who could find an old, discarded piece of furniture, bring it home and turn it into something fabulous.
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When I was growing up, I was obsessed with 'Cagney and Lacey.'
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Reciting lines is hard; making stuff up is much, much easier.
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I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.
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A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him.
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I don't look at the tabloids. I don't read the tabloids.
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I'm always on the court with my dad.
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You never know what's going to happen with television these days.
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Cold approbation gave the ling'ring bays,For those who durst not censure, scarce could praise.
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The world fears a new experience more than it fears anything. Because a new experience displaces so many old experiences. . . . The world doesn't fear a new idea. It can pigeon-hole any idea. But it can't pigeon-hole a real new experience.
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I know I'll always work. In what form, it really doesn't matter.
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When I'm 18, I can finally order that paid programming stuff on TV. Like it always says, 'Must be 18 or older to call,' so I'll be able to call! I can finally buy some blenders from the TV.
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There's some bittersweet feelings about leaving the people here [in the White House]. 'Cause even though all the team you assemble, you know, you're going to stay in touch with 'em, it's not the same, you know? The band kind of breaks up.
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Here's a near-future space adventure that's as frightening as it is smart. Jeremy Robinson's BENEATH is packed with believable tech, a page-turning story and an alien intelligence so creepy, you'll pray NASA never makes it past the moon.
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As an actor, you're always looking for, what do I get to do? It's not just what do I say, but what do I do, too.
