Jessica Raine Quotes
I've been thinking recently about all the qualities you need in order to be an actor. First and foremost, you've got to have a thick skin and give out an 'I don't give a monkey's what you think' kind of vibe, while at the same time really caring what everyone thinks. You've got to be tough and sensitive at the same time.
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We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's.
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I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all my life to retire to work. I enjoy working. It has kept me young and on the move, and I have had a good time with it.
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Smaller wrestlers are built for more exciting matches.
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For me, my writing benefits from my experience.
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I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.
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I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
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Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.
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I have had that same experience where there are several people who have come up in my life at the right time and have made critical contributions to how I see the world and how I see myself.
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Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
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I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
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There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.
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In my job I meet many outstanding, world class, British based companies. But we need more companies and more jobs in the companies we have.
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Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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I didn't want to do movies with hundreds of camels crossing the desert followed by tanks and this and that.
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I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.
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In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
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It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
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I used to sit home with my computer and write. After the Newbery, I probably spend more than half my time on the road.
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I like being busy and juggling a lot of things at the same time. I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot.
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An empowering perspective gives birth to an empowered life.
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When you ask people who their favorite comedian is or favorite African-American comedian, people generally say Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, or Richard Pryor. Redd Foxx gets left out a lot.
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I've been thinking recently about all the qualities you need in order to be an actor. First and foremost, you've got to have a thick skin and give out an 'I don't give a monkey's what you think' kind of vibe, while at the same time really caring what everyone thinks. You've got to be tough and sensitive at the same time.
