Sally Phillips Quotes
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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
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You are not indispensable to your church, but you are indispensable to your family.
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In times of need, God can come to you in a myriad of disguises.
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Nobody is gonna love you like you. You're gonna be your best salesman.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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If you're famous, you're not free.
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Stax was rejoicing in the difference in who we are, and that's what you see in the film.
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If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.
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The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient.
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I tried for years to get an agent because I was told you needed an agent. The agent-hunting process was grim indeed.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
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Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
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When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward.
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I've experienced poverty and plenty, and there's a lesson to be learned when you're brought up in poverty.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.
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That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
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Encourage aspiring writers to continue writing when things are going against them, when it feels hard. Explain the typical obstacles that occur, and encourage and reassure them to continue, never to give up.
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It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard.
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There is always work, and tools to work withal, for those, who will.
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The profoundly humorous writers are humorous because they are responsive to the hopeless, uncouth, concatenations of life.
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The only people who can ever put ideas into context are people who don't care; the unbiased and apathetic are usually the wisest dudes in the room. If you want to totally misunderstand why something is supposedly important, find the biggest fan of that particular thing and ask him for an explanation. He will tell you everything that doesn't matter to anyone who isn't him. He will describe paradoxical details and share deeply personal anecdotes, and it will all be autobiography; he will simply be explaining who he is by discussing something completely unrelated to his life.
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I can make a virtue of slapdash. Slapdash can give you courage.
