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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It is funny that people always assume you have a bigger part in a movie than you actually do. I remember a lot of people thought 'Adventureland' starred me and Kristen Wiig. But we were like, 'No, we're only in the movie for like ten minutes!'
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I came late to galleries. A lot of people my age started their careers younger, so I was spared seeing that side for a long time.
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It's funny: By putting up walls, you think you're protecting yourself, but you get to live less. You're depriving yourself of so much if you're trying to be too aware of what you're putting out there. If you feel someone breaking those walls down, let them. Those are the people that you need to find in life, rather than people that you're just comfortable with.
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Man can only endure a certain degree of unhappiness; what is beyond that either annihilates him or passes by him and leaves him apathetic.
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I suppose he must have taken about a nine or something in hats. Shows what a rotten thing it is to let your brain develop too much.
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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.
