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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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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He has a woman's name and wears makeup. How original.
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When death comes, it is not enough to have been charitable; and it is not right to touch the body or lay it out for a couple of hours; for the soul should be given time to fight for itself, and to go up to judgment.
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I must have auditioned for this movie at least 25 times. This was a 4-month process. I have to check my sources on this but, I think I beat out Cameron Diaz's record for how many times she auditioned for "The Mask," with how many times I auditioned for this movie.
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Admitted mama's boy here - put that on the record.
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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.
