Jodie Whittaker Quotes
I try to be like a sponge when I'm around other actors, picking things up about the way they work and how they do things.
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In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the West the land was level, and there were no trees. The grass grew thick and high.
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Modern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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My mum has lived in Australia for 22 years now, and we have a rocky relationship. But at the same time it's one I want to maintain. I need her to be my mum. The relationship took a lot of rebuilding.
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I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All or Nothing.'
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To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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If you are a great news organization, you can't have the best obtainable version of the truth if your vision and your scale is reduced to a fraction of its former self.
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The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long.
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If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.
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No one should ever be forced to choose between food and education, or medicine and shelter when they don't have the resources. It's very unfair.
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But I knew that what had happened was an eye-opener not only to the United States but also to Pakistan, who realized that after what has happened on the 11th of September, it was simply impossible to continue to play those games in Afghanistan.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
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With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It's not good enough to think, 'This is the best we can expect from this president'.
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Confidence starts at home, and something my mother never did was look in the mirror and say she was ugly or fat.
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Press conferences aren't the best thing to do, but it's part of the job.
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When I first came to Hollywood, I could not break into movies.
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The early days, when Vine was so special and innovative - I would wake up and immediately want to make videos. I loved it.
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We're told that independent film lovers... folks that are used to watching art house films, won't come out and see a film with black people in it - I've been told that in rooms, big rooms, studio rooms, and I know that's not true.
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I try to be like a sponge when I'm around other actors, picking things up about the way they work and how they do things.
