Jillian Bell Quotes
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Yes, there is plenty of hard work for them in addition to that which they do when they appear, smiling and happy, when the curtain goes up. Giving a performance is the least of their worries.
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I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.
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I have great respect for children. And I have great respect for their ability as writers.
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Conformity is dangerous.
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I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.
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Acting is exciting. It is different every time you do it.
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First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I've got no problem with playing a psycho.
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Running is what keeps my weight down. I have to stay active or I could easily gain weight.
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I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.
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I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.
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The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.
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I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.
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Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.
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I didn't grow up in a wealthy family at all. Being at home all day and watching movies, that was a luxury.
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I didn't really grow up playing video games. I had an original Nintendo after the original Nintendo was cool.
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I was a very difficult child, and the time I spent reading was about the only peace I gave my mother.
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The world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse - it will not submit to the mold of flattery.
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When a book comes out I wonder if one person will buy it. It's agony. Of course it's stupid, but it's agony.
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My personal opinion is that you can't be racist towards white people. You can be prejudiced about them, but being prejudiced isn't an illegal act, whereas being racist can be.
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There's no doubt that Mexican men and women full of dignity, willpower and a capacity for work are doing the work that not even blacks want to do in the United States.
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Writing the first draft of a new story is incredibly difficult for me. I will happily do revisions, because once I can see the words on the page, I can go about ripping them up and moving scenes around. A blank page, though? Terrifying. I'm always angsty when I'm working my way through a first draft.
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I love playing idiots. I love very weird, confused women.
