Uta Hagen Quotes
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Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
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Time is shortening. But every day that I challenge this cancer and survive is a victory for me.
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I watch the news, which is its own reality show. I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I love it because it's funny and because I realize that I'm happier than Larry David.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.
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Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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There's no greater feeling in the world than when you can put a smile on somebody's face just by walking into a room. It's unbelievable. And if I have that power, who am I to waste it, you know?
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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There are Anarchists in other parts of the world who are unable to, comprehend the position of the Spanish Anarchists. I do not pretend to censor these Anarchists.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.
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Doing comedy is one of the best gifts in life.
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High-quality alternative educational settings should be available when students violate codes of conduct and need to be removed from the classroom while still maintaining access to instruction. And there must be social, health and psychological services to address students' needs.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.
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I love to rock 'n roll. But my finest suit, of all the things I do, is as a songwriter.
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My ideas for the next collection always happen a couple of months before the show. I have learned to shut up and not bother my assistants with it.
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I have allergic reactions: it triggers my gag reflex when I read unrealistic dialogue from a teenager.
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'Of Mice and Men,' Steinbeck's fifth novel, adheres to a simple dramatic structure, which observes the classic Aristotelian unities of time, place and action.
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Every role is a potential lover. I ask: Are they someone I want to wake up to in the morning and go to bed with at night? Do they question my assumptions about life? Consume me to distraction? Make my cry, then clown to make me laugh again? If I say yes, then it's all I need.
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Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.
