Melanie Lynskey Quotes
Usually when I am in a movie that is about to come out, if people don't love it, that is fine - I can handle it.
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As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.
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I think that people that are not sensitive, who seem to bang through life, do survive, but I don't think they get the really soaring feelings that people who are more artistically bent can get.
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When you are truly interested in other people, you will learn what they are interested in and if they have a need for your product. If they like you, and most people like folks who take an interest in them, they'll help you find people who do need what you have to sell, even if they don't.
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When I sing, people shut up.
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If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.
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By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.
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I'm really excited about the prospect of deepening what is already a really strong relationship that I have with the people of Broward.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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Most people don't understand that being in the public eye is emotionally exhausting. It takes a lot out of you.
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That's the kind of consumer society we live in. We're always looking for the next product that's going to change your life instead of just going out and changing your life.
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People try to look for deep meanings in my work. I want to say, 'They're just cartoons, folks. You laugh or you don't.' Gee, I sound shallow. But I don't react to current events or other stimuli. I don't read or watch TV to get ideas. My work is basically sitting down at the drawing table and getting silly.
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Asian players train so hard. Most of the time, on Monday mornings, the only people you see on the range are Asians. I mean, only see Asians.
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People vote with their hearts, not their heads.
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A president should look for what binds the people together rather than what drives them apart. As soon as you are identified with one side of the political map, you are no longer everybody's president.
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I liked 'Star Wars,' but I wasn't an uberfan like many people are.
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Mike Judge is very specific about how people look in his projects, and I think it's because he's an animator.
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The most sought-after candidates in the world today by companies like mine are people who make computer software - there's a shortage of talent.
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People in very high places suddenly fall, and we are always surprised because we don't factor in the basic element that they're humans and, therefore, they are flawed and have weaknesses.
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Well, I think it's real important that people understand, first and foremost, those of us that have lived in Arizona or in southern California, we have a very diverse population. The Hispanic population has been part of all of our lives since we've been born here or since we've grown up here.
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A book might be written on the injustice of the just.
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But to this day - I'm very literate now, I love to read, I read constantly - words don't resonate the way they do to a person with a formal education. They're like a maze, a puzzle that has to be opened up.
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Success is not an accident. When you put yourself in the right place at the right time, then you're likely to be more successful because of how you prepare yourself on a daily basis.
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I've also been with the same girl, Angie, since I was 15.
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Usually when I am in a movie that is about to come out, if people don't love it, that is fine - I can handle it.
