Penelope Wilton Quotes
The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out.Penelope Wilton
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
Lake Bell -
When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
Taylor Kinney -
Unfortunately, terror is now linked to immigration, and anyone with dark skin or a beard or a Muslim name is suspect. Russia, France, then the United Kingdom, and now even Germany have no qualms about going far beyond their borders to strike at the enemies of their countries.
Palaniappan Chidambaram -
We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
Lal Bahadur Shastri -
I do want to lose weight for my children. I don't want them to think being fat is okay.
Ram Kapoor -
Whatever they did for democracy, the U.S. interventions in the Middle East and the vaunted Arab Spring have proved to be pure hell for Arab Christians.
Pat Buchanan
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Usually people are questioning my athleticism more than my femininity!
Gabrielle Reece -
I would very much like to become a best-selling author.
Manuel Puig -
All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. That's why I travel the world - for me, that's my B-side, why we go places. I have a Hublot on from time to time but I want a home base watch - something that's elegant but has got a little pizzazz to it.
Wale -
At any Maroon 5 concert, you'll see a room backstage marked 'yoga.'
Adam Levine Maroon 5 -
I think a lot of people want me to be like the characters in the books: they want that kind of congruence.
Irvine Welsh -
I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
Nate Parker
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The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.
Samira Wiley -
Spiritual formation is character formation. Everyone gets a spiritual formation. It's like education. Everyone gets an education; it's just a matter of which one you get.
Dallas Willard -
The room-service Caesar salads with soggy croutons, the distant relatives who show up at readings pitching weird, far-fetched investment schemes, the fans who have you sign a book to 'Cathy' and then tell you, 'No, it's Kathy with a K' - it gets challenging after a while. It tests your stamina.
Walter Kirn -
She was an enthusiastic painter of oils and watercolors. She was also very generous. I could mess with her paints and brushes all I wanted. On one condition: that I kept my brushes clean. The only art lesson my mother gave me was how to wash my brushes.
Barbara Cooney -
For me, it's really day to day. I don't really plan ahead and I like to be excited about what I'm wearing. Being on the road all the time, it's various articles of clothing that keep me inspired and feeling good. A fun or beautiful thing to wear can change your day. I think spontaneity and not adhering to any narrow styles keep me happy.
Victoria Legrand Beach House -
Religion is a search for transcendence. But transcendence isn't necessarily sited in an external god, which can be a very unspiritual, unreligious concept.
Karen Armstrong
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I work for him despite his faults and he lets me work for him despite my deficiencies.
Bill Moyers -
I did spend a year in high school being obsessed with Fleetwood Mac.
Joanna Newsom -
Ryan is my bridge to the past, to memories that lose some of their sting when he recounts them.
Tatum O'Neal -
I wonder if I could make an electric bass.
Leo Fender -
Everyone has a telephone. Whether they can afford it or not. It's one of those things that people have, regardless of their income.
Ray Bradbury -
The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out.
Penelope Wilton