Jennifer Coolidge Quotes
I went out with seven actors in a row. There are problems with that. I've had the really good-looking dramatic actor, and that has its problems. And then I'll go out with the funny guy. It's almost like the funny guy has more to prove.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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I really don't care if people know who I am or what's said about me.
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To be honest, I think, for me, the power is always with art. The art world clearly couldn't happen without art.
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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I love wrestling, but to wrestle just one style for the rest of my life seems like it would really hold me down creatively.
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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It's funny to think that when you get done with an acting job, you're considered unemployed. There are definitely times when those checks don't last forever. I went to college at a private school, and I racked up quite a bit of debt. I was very slow to pay them back.
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How can anybody hate nurses? Nobody hates nurses. The only time you hate a nurse is when they're giving you an enema.
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Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
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Oh God, I'm awful at sports. In gym I just try and avoid getting hit in the face.
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Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain.
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I believe that if you have revolutionary potential, you must make the world a better place and use it.
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I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them.
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Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.
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I want to state clearly that I am a humanitarian, not an activist. I do not follow any agendas - only that of humanity, not only in Saudi Arabia, but all over the world.
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I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.
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From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into fantasy.
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I can't stand on a podium and beat my chest saying I'm the best. I just think I've been the luckiest of all. Yes, I'm talented. The movies that I've chosen and the way they've fared have also helped. I've always done films I would love to watch. I have stayed away from films which I thought were depressing.
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When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave me.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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Is it government's job to make up for someone's mistakes?
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My general sensibility is most certainly comedic. But when I signed with my manager, he said, 'I think you could do dramatic stuff as well.' So, rather than making the choice to do it, I sort of agreed and deferred. By no means does it feel close to home, but I was willing to explore it.
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I went out with seven actors in a row. There are problems with that. I've had the really good-looking dramatic actor, and that has its problems. And then I'll go out with the funny guy. It's almost like the funny guy has more to prove.
