Maura Tierney Quotes
After 'NewsRadio,' I did say to my agent, 'If I get another TV show, I'd want to do a drama.' Then I got offered the part on 'ER,' and I was on that show for eight years.
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I'm good at description and imparting flow to a story, but I don't necessarily understand the value of long scenes.
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The whole point of Superman, as originally created, was to be the ally of those who had no other allies. It put that magnitude of power, the most powerful guy in the world, in the service of those who had no hope, no chance.
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When you have all these traces of trash moving around, you can ask yourself how can we make the system more efficient. Then we can make better decisions. And perhaps we will not throw away the plastic bottles that go every day to the dump.
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I feel very, very, very intent on only releasing things that I believe are fully worthy.
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I feel like, sometimes, people, because of the amount of media, because of the amount of attention, people seem to think I have to do things. Like, I have to win right now! But I don't feel like that.
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What we try to do in TSAW, which is Tasha Smith Actors Workshop, is to help the actor get to the core of who they really are and how they really feel. So, we may have them do a dump, where you just basically express everything that you feel that you have not been able to express, whether it's good, bad, or ugly.
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A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.
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Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.
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Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.
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There are certain things you don't discuss with Ansel, especially if you don't agree.
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My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
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I rush to add that I find the Web infinitely useful for rustling up information, settling arguments or locating the legends of rock stars.
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It's not what you wear it's how you wear it, is what I say.
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We've got so many stories to tell, you know, we could take on the world.
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I think it was absolutely a mistake for President Obama and Harry Reid to force a government shutdown.
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I don't have a big thing about leaving my mark or being historic.
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Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.
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The girls want to see the rips on your stomach - they like that.
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I was acting since I was a kid, going to drama classes and being involved in every school play and musical that I could get my hands on, so it was something that was a part of me from a very early age.
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When I was younger and studying acting, I never ever saw myself in the sitcom world; it was drama that really turned me on and still does.
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I know the government needs to ensure economic growth... we just hope it takes care of the environment, too.
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As I understand the American Founders, the most brilliant and daring idea they had was that it's possible to create a free society that could stay free forever.
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After 'NewsRadio,' I did say to my agent, 'If I get another TV show, I'd want to do a drama.' Then I got offered the part on 'ER,' and I was on that show for eight years.
