Jane Campion Quotes

Between 18 and 26 I acted professionally, on the stage and a little bit on television. Acting is okay, but it's quite pressurized. Then I went to England - I wanted to reinvent myself.

Jane Campion

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• It has always been a dream of mine to put a play on film.

  

  Laila Robins
  • Dream
  • Play
  • Always

• I've always had an interest in doing something that was outside my comfort zone; I had this thing about standing on the edge of the cliff and deciding to jump.

  

  Larry Mullen, Jr. U2
  • Doing
  • Jump
  • Comfort

• I received a call from Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum and head coach Eric Mangini. They asked me if I was ready to become a New York Jet. I quickly answered 'yes' and began to hug everyone at the table.

  

  D'Brickashaw Ferguson
  • New York
  • Ready
  • Coach

• In cross-country skiing, athletes propel themselves over distances of ten and twenty miles - a physical challenge that places intense demands on the ability of their red blood cells to deliver oxygen to their muscles.

  

  Malcolm Gladwell
  • Country
  • Challenge
  • Red

• What we should notice is that studies show that fathers' presence in their children's lives has a marked effect on how well their kids do later in life, so why aren't we asking how we can better liberate men from the workplace to be home with their kids more often?

  

  Naomi Wolf
  • Life
  • Men
  • Children

• I always thought I looked kind of like Keith Richards, and sometimes I think I look like Michael Jackson in his mug shot. But as I think Keith Richards is pretty great-looking, I'm embracing that part of me.

  

  Natalie Massenet
  • Think
  • Pretty
  • Thought

• The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'

  

  Wanda Sykes
  • Time
  • Light
  • Comfortable

• The country in which reparations actually happen is a very different one than the one we live in.

  

  Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Different
  • Live
  • Country

• All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.

  

  Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Life
  • Fight
  • Daily

• I like to be someone else. I like to be someone other than myself. I grew up watching movies and being a fan of what I'd seen portrayed in the movies, and I always wanted to do that one day.

  

  Quinton Aaron
  • Up
  • Day
  • Myself

• The speed with which we in the Congress are going down is sometimes frightening. Government administration in the districts is rapidly reaching a low level. No strong opposition party has been able to emerge.

  

  Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • Strong
  • Party
  • Government

• All my life, I heard, 'Stop daydreaming,' 'Get over yourself,' 'You'll never get there,' 'Aim lower,' 'You'll hurt yourself,' from teachers, family, and friends.

  

  Xavier Dolan
  • Life
  • Family
  • Friends

• Although I still have a long way to go, I would like to become the pride of Asia. When another Asian artist enters the U.S. market, I would like him to think, 'There was an artist called Rain who succeeded in the U.S. market.' This is my dream.

  

  Rain
  • Long
  • Dream
  • Pride

• Learning from wolves to interact with pet dogs makes about as much sense as, 'I want to improve my parenting - let's see how the chimps do it!'

  

  Ian Dunbar
  • Learning
  • Pet
  • Parenting

• When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.

  

  Barack Obama
  • World
  • Men
  • Women

• Being pleased with what they give you is proper of slaves. Asking for more is proper of children. Conquering more is proper of fools.

  

  Fernando Pessoa
  • Children

• If I have to speak in public, I am terrified.

  

  Kirk Douglas

• This is what I grew up on in Alsace. It's choucroute. I'd wake up every morning with the smell of cabbage and potatoes and pork.

  

  Jean-Georges Vongerichten
  • Up
  • Morning

• In America, they have this nauseating habit of calling the conductor 'maestro'. I always slightly gag when the cor anglais player goes, 'Maestro, can I discuss bar 19 with you?'

  

  Charles Hazlewood
  • America
  • Player
  • Habit

• I definitely like clothes as much as the next girl, just not to the extent of people who work in the fashion industry.

  

  Lauren Weisberger
  • People
  • Work
  • Girl

• If property had simply pleasures, we could stand it; but its duties make it unbearable. In the interest of the rich we must get rid of it.

  

  Oscar Wilde
  • Interest
  • Rich
  • Property

• I just get makeup from wherever I can. From Maybelline to Chanel - you know, all over the place.

  

  Betsey Johnson
  • Makeup

• I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.

  

  Jules Verne
  • Earth
  • I Believe
  • Spirits

• Between 18 and 26 I acted professionally, on the stage and a little bit on television. Acting is okay, but it's quite pressurized. Then I went to England - I wanted to reinvent myself.

  

  Jane Campion