Jennifer Yuh Nelson Quotes
When you make a movie, it's just so personal and then you put it out in front of people and it becomes something else.
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There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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And in the Second World War, you didn't just read about it in the newspapers because you weren't allowed to read it in the newspapers. It was all censored, you know? So nobody knew what we were doing.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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I'm a really bad liar.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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I had short hair for a while, but I ended up loving it.
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I can't say that I've made the transition to movies.
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In old times people used to try and square the circle; now they try and devise schemes for satisfying the Irish nation.
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It's rare to find women who have that balance between work and life, who are really psyched for another woman's success.
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I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.
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The Tibetan people will need to determine who the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is.
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A great ad campaign will make a bad product fail faster. It will get more people to know it's bad.
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I like hearing other writers just about the way they approach writing. It gives me energy for my own work. It's weird; I'm always taking notes about fiction when I'm listening to people talk about craft.
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I've gotten a lot of people saying. 'That is awesome. You're so brave.' I hate when people say brave. I'm not brave. I'm just living my life. Why is that brave?
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I did see 'Zoolander II,' and I thought it was a cool movie, but I liked the first one way more.
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When you make a movie, it's just so personal and then you put it out in front of people and it becomes something else.
