Katharine Cornell Quotes
I was nervous from the very beginning, and it got worse as the years went on. I was conscientious and wanted to do more, always, than I was able. I don't think, when I was playing, that I was ever happy - beginning at 4 o'clock any afternoon.
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Well, I think a lot of people just want to be famous.
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I actually think I have an audience member's sensibility about going to the movies.
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Following graduation from Amherst, a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship enabled me to test the depth of my interest in literary scholarship by beginning graduate studies at Harvard University.
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Consumerism is so weird. It's a sort of conspiracy we collude in. You'd think shoppers spending their hard-earned cash would be highly critical. You know that the manufacturers are trying to have you on.
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I think the National League has better biorhythms in July.
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I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range.
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The United Nations passed so-called sanctions again on North Korea, and they've said they 'will exercise their preemptive right to a nuclear attack.' I don't think this ought to be taken kindly.
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I still think reading something like 'Ulysses' takes a tremendous investment of time, but it repays all of it with so much interest.
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If I can stay constantly busy, I'll be happy.
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My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.
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'But,' say the puling, pusillanimous cowards, 'we shall be subject to a long and bloody war if we declare independence.' On the contrary, I affirm it the only step that can bring the contest to a speedy and happy issue.
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I try to keep focused on the things that really make me happy and just do those same things.
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I speak two languages, Body and English.
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People love to get scared. People want to see the worst thing that can happen.
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I don't try to make actors play crazy characters. I like where there's a certain element of who they are and truth to their performances.
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I was nervous from the very beginning, and it got worse as the years went on. I was conscientious and wanted to do more, always, than I was able. I don't think, when I was playing, that I was ever happy - beginning at 4 o'clock any afternoon.
