Katarina Johnson-Thompson Quotes
No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
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I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.
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Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.
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I have a nice smile, pretty lips, and big round cheeks. They help me look like a teenager.
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I look back on some of my outfits, and I'm like: 'Why did I wear that? Where are my friends and why didn't they tell me not to leave the house?' If they had, I probably would've said, 'You don't know what you're talking about. This looks amazing.'
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The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong.
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I think shortly after I got signed, it just started to dawn on me that I had something to say and that Yahweh put something in my heart to share with the world.
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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I respect all women who came before me to blaze trails into the workplace for us.
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I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper.
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Many fans were surprised when they learned that the little girl in drama 'Stairway To Heaven' was me.
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If my own current husband was suddenly a stay-at-home dad, it would be emasculating. That would be hard for me.
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My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: 'Please help me.' And the people say: 'Hey, you look like...' And I'm dying while they're wondering whether I'm Barbra Streisand.
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I was a fan of One Direction when I was 16, but I was also a fan of Bring Me The Horizon and hardcore bands.
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I have the feeling of being a very small item on this planet, and literature enables me to express that.
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards fellow men.
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You have to build trust among team members so that people feel free to admit what they don't know, make mistakes, ask for help if they need it, apologize when necessary, and not hold back their opinions.
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Get the big truth first. If you get the big truth, the small truths will accumulate around it.
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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Conservative humor is frankly harder than liberal humor. You get points for just being liberal. You can get more points if you make fun of your own side sometimes.
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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
