Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Quotes
The entertainment industry is a microcosm of the real world. To be 'othered' within the industry is a reflection of where we have been cast in the outside world, existing in the margins of society for decades witnessing cisgendered, heterosexual whiteness as the clearly defined default to which we must cater.
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One of my strengths is connecting with the players.
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You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.
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It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along.
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I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I just don't think the title 'MJ's daughter' fits me.
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What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It's so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at.
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I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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You can't show up at the bedside and then turn on your skills. You have to keep your game sharp all the time.
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If any human being is to reach full maturity both the masculine and feminine sides of the personality must be brought up into consciousness.
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At 39, I was back in a Red Wings uniform and loving it.
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I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.
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I've never abandoned the novel.
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If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.
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'Anthem' was the record that almost didn't get made for a completely different reason than 'Underneath.'
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The most memorable night of The Judy Garland Show for me was the night my mother pulled me out of the audience and sang to me onstage.
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Strong racial pride always entails intense awareness of an inferior other. For the North Koreans, foreigners are inferior - even the friendly ones.
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Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.
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The entertainment industry is a microcosm of the real world. To be 'othered' within the industry is a reflection of where we have been cast in the outside world, existing in the margins of society for decades witnessing cisgendered, heterosexual whiteness as the clearly defined default to which we must cater.
