Phyllida Lloyd Quotes
I was hellbent on going to drama school, but my mother, rightly, panicked and persuaded me to go to university on the grounds that a degree would be 'something to fall back on.' Whilst at college, I realised I wasn't good enough or robust enough to be an actress.
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I've always liked stories. I'm always reading, ever since I was a kid. I've always been reading and wanting to be in some other world. This is the perfect job for me.
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I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.
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While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism.
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I got a telegraph from my mother who said that my step-father had had a heart attack, come home and earn a living. So I went back to England and the only thing I knew to earn any cash was through hairdressing.
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Leave Jesus on the cross. He's very happy there!
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If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut short after the first few leaden sentences.
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If you are trying to get people to work on a problem together, it's best if they don't know where you, as the supervisor/manager, stand on the question.
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I've only chosen films that offered me something concrete, even if it is less than what I get to do in the South.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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I wrote my novel 'Bitter Greens' as the creative component of a Doctorate of Creative Arts and am now looking at the history of the Rapunzel tale as my theoretical component.
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I love 'The Wire;' that's my favorite show, so I'll watch that.
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A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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It's not my goal to be a famous actor.
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Polo is a great thing to do with your kids and your family - it is a great day out. And to me, horses are amazing creatures that give you this cable to Earth and put you in contact with nature.
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I never lie to my fans.
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As a kid, my grandma would be dancing all the time.
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The words of a President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately.
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I guess anime helped me understand the Japanese culture a little better and makes me want to honor certain language nuances that don't always translate to English.
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I can't bring out something I've already worn. I want to make sure I don't look down. I want people to say, 'Man, he looks good'.
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It’s about, when did it make sense to say one size fits everybody? It never ever ever made sense to do that, and yet we’re still selling education the same way we sold it when you and I were in high school.
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Rock music is predictable, unless there's great talent involved.
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I was hellbent on going to drama school, but my mother, rightly, panicked and persuaded me to go to university on the grounds that a degree would be 'something to fall back on.' Whilst at college, I realised I wasn't good enough or robust enough to be an actress.
