Jessica Lange Quotes
Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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I was never that kid who used to brag about anything.
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As a costume designer, I first try to figure out what the character's economic situation is and hit the stores they'd shop.
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I was never really that interested in the punk movement. I was a blues guy: I liked Motown, James Brown.
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I'll always find the things that make a role complicated!
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Whether it goes to series or stands by itself, I'm proud of what we did with it, not only from the standpoint of what it could have been, but for itself.
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To be filled with God is a great thing, to be filled with the fullness of God is still greater; to be filled with all the fullness of God is greatest of all.
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Touring is an incredibly isolated situation. I don't know how people tour for years on end. You find a lot of people who can't stop touring, and it's because they don't know how to come back into life. It's sort of unreal.
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I've spent a great deal of time over the past decade as a caregiver for various family members. It gives me a perspective on the struggles that many New Yorkers face with illness, disability, health care, insurance difficulties, and trying to work with and also take care of family members.
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They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
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Makeup can help you capture a moment.
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I try not to read the blogs or what people say about me. Because that's what brings everybody down – no matter what you do, you're always going to have haters.
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As a leader, you have to have the ability to assimilate new information and understand that there might be a different view.
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I love my fan base because they never high-five me; they always get really shifty and hide. Adam Sandler's fan base are like, 'Hey!' and high-five him and want to hang out, but mine go behind pillars and get really freaked out.
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I remember one time that I was filming a scene in whych my character rides through Troy on a chariot. I just looked around at this incredible set thinking 'This is the life'.
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New information makes new and fresh ideas possible.
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I'd really love to be a versatile, chameleon-like actress, stretching myself a bit.
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I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.
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Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof.
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I started working when I was seven and I was working for five dollars a night at the Met.
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What a model of an artist was for me was an artist who worked. Picasso was the ultimate model, because the work ethic he had.
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You have to look at the past in order to learn from it and move on. I've done a lot of reflecting over the past year. And certainly, I've turned the corner and am looking more toward the future in a lot of ways.
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Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.
