Jodi Benson Quotes
I was very flattered when Disney Junior reached out and invited me to come voice Ariel for this special primetime edition of 'Sofia the First.' As the parent myself, I really appreciate the positive messages that this animated series is trying to put out there.
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All a writer wants is to be read, and people are so flattering and lovely. I mean, there are witches out there as well. But most are so kind.
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When I produce a movie - and I've produced a number of movies, unlike Arnold - yes, I'm frustrated when the union says you can't do this, you can't work past that hour, you've got to break for lunch. But ultimately, they're right. What they do is for everyone's benefit.
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You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face.
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I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.
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Either war is obsolete, or men are.
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Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when I'm in town.
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Our approach to banking is very different from the traditional banks or even some of the new banks. We do not necessarily go out and write single-cheque, large-ticket loans.
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Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!
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I am an avid reader! As for writing, I might - someday. But we'll have to wait and see.
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The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.
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Bombino's a super modest guy, very nice. His whole crew is a bunch of characters and he's definitely the Grand Poobah. I don't think the other guys are that much younger than him, but he definitely feels like the wise man; you just sort of get that sense when you're around him. He doesn't say that much but he's humble and well-respected.
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If you're overfishing at the top of the food chain, and acidifying the ocean at the bottom, you're creating a squeeze that could conceivably collapse the whole system.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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In studio films, everything has to be boxed in, everybody needs to know beforehand - this is comedy, this is sci-fi, this is drama - and what's the point of independent film if you don't get to experiment?
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That's what I've wanted to do my whole life, just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always used to make up dance routines, do little plays. I love to perform, basically.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.
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I've always been busy, but I wasn't always successful.
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Little praying is a kind of make believe, a salve for the conscience, a farce and a delusion.
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I am somebody who is constantly hungry to nibble on something.
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I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.
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I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.
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To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself.
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I was very flattered when Disney Junior reached out and invited me to come voice Ariel for this special primetime edition of 'Sofia the First.' As the parent myself, I really appreciate the positive messages that this animated series is trying to put out there.
