Jane Lynch Quotes
I have acting technique; I have singing technique; I don't have a writing technique to fall back on.
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Food is everything. Food, friends, family: Those are the most important things in life.
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Unlike the Marxists, I have no mind block against the U.S.
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I've always wanted to do a period piece.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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I don't know what's going to happen in life, so I don't think it's fair that I know what's going to happen in 'Homeland.'
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I am here because I think it was a terrible sin of the west to allow those years of war.
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My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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Are you used to entertaining everyone with your tales of drama and conflict? Do you get attention and feel important every time you complain about how awful this man is? Stop settling for attention for the negative stuff in your life.
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There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other people.
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Every designer needs a story. Mine is all about glamour because my family has been in the business of glamour for three generations. My grandfather Shamshuddin Khan started his embroidery and fabric-making business in the 1930s.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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I play as I feel.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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In order to maintain that fire for acting and capture its essence, you can't let yourself be concerned with what people have to say about you. You just can't.
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I feel blessed to be having a really easy pregnancy.
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My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough money to live on, and was beginning to think I'd have to give up the dream of being a full-time writer.
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My point was that it's hard to make good films, but I'm not under any illusion that you do all the time.
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I don't listen to anything when I'm writing. I need total quiet, which is astounding, given that I spent years working for a newspaper and having to write features surrounded by ringing phones and people shouting.
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In the final analysis, you always get paid for your results.
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I have friends who died being successful bohemians. Today, I see people my age who are gifted but who insisted on staying in this group, and it's beaten them so bad. They have to spend so much time on ego maintenance, they can't get any work done. They'd be very happy to sell out, but there are no buyers, and that hurts.
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I have acting technique; I have singing technique; I don't have a writing technique to fall back on.
