Jane Roberts Quotes
You usually think . . . that your feelings about a given event are primarily reactions to the event itself. It seldom occurs to you that the
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The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world.
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I don't feel I fit in with morning television because I'm like a vampire and I like to stay up late.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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When I was sixteen I started acting, and I also started to embrace my tradition and culture. I had a young medicine man interpret for me what it is to be an Indian. He really caught me at a good time because I was really vulnerable after the loss of my parents with all of the feelings of abandonment.
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In graduate school, Aubrey Berg at the Cincinnati Conservatory gave me the chance to perform with the best in the country in Broadway caliber productions.
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I don't have any formula. I just work with my heart, putting in a lot of hard work.
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I grew up in a very small town and didn't realise till later that I had an adventurous side. When I went to theatre school at 18, I came into my own and let loose.
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I think I didn't know whether I wanted to keep acting deep into my career. I kept trying to see if I would be able to do it well enough to make that part of my destiny or part of what I was supposed to do.
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Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.
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O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!
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It doesn't matter who they put in front of me, I just want people to remember me.
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We owe our success to them, and also to the fact that, as the saying goes, two 'Eds' are better than one.
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I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
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If the presence of electricity can be made visible in any part of the circuit, I see no reason why intelligence may not be transmitted instantaneously by electricity.
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People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
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'Magadheera' is a lovely film which can't be recreated.
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As I had visualized, 'Heroine' is shaping up to be a very contemporary film with a different premise and strata. This film, like most of my other films, is a blend of facts and fiction. The film has a larger span, more characters, and costumes... a journey that revolves around an actress's life and the showbiz.
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There is a great Man living in this country - a composer. He has solved the problem how to preserve one's self and to learn. He responds to negligence by contempt. He is not forced to accept praise or blame. His name is Ives.
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The villain is usually the most interesting part. But it has to be a smart thing. Just dumb cliche villains with a Russian accent and big muscles and a mean face, I don't know. My Russian accent isn't that great, and the muscles aren't that big and the mean face is not enough. You know what I mean? It gets very boring. Tedious stuff.
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I actually had the pleasure of meeting David Bowie at his 50th birthday party in New York City. I handed him the cassette of 'Eight Arms to Hold You,' which I had just got an advance of that day. He very graciously thanked me and tucked it into his jacket pocket.
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We must build relationships, get to know one another's children, open our arms rather than close our hearts.
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I am inspired by the professionalism of others. I believe there is an obligation to strive for excellence in what one is asked to do. No pains are too great, no revisions too tedious no matter how small the result. But I also believe that while humility should not be overdone, excellence should never be taken for granted, otherwise we stop reaching for it.
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You usually think . . . that your feelings about a given event are primarily reactions to the event itself. It seldom occurs to you that the
