Olivia De Havilland Quotes
What bothered me was playing one-dimensional parts in films which were really about, 'Boy Meets Girl,' 'Will Boy Get Girl?'
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I guess I have a talent for humiliation, a place within me that experience can't reach, which is terrible in real life but something that comes in handy in writing. It seems as though humiliation has become a career for me.
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I do have friends who make movies, but for the most part, I never really wanted to feel like I was part of an industry.
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If I wait for the genius to come, it just doesn't arrive.
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Music is my release.
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Sometimes, it's best to let the kids take control - and it's never too early to instill positive eating habits or self-confidence in the kitchen.
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People are tired of simple things. They want to be challenged.
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I've always wanted to do a period piece.
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I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
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As a kid, I was always a tomboy, playing sport and doing martial arts. And I'm pretty opinionated - I've never been told that I'm a weak person.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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To me, a critic is some loser who has no idea... someone with an opinion. We all have opinions. No offense, but what makes them dictate what is cool and what is not.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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The words of truth are always paradoxical.
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I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.
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If you see the NBA now, a lot of it is in transition. Most people now try to get an easy shot off in six or eight seconds before the defense gets set.
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A lot of people are quite discouraged by the process of getting healthy because, one, they think they can't afford it, and two, it's daunting. I wanted to start a dialogue. Because you won't be able to even get there until you actually accept yourself and start connecting with yourself.
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Jon Bon Jovi is remarkable.
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I did 14 movies in six years, I had a cartoon TV show, and I don't want to do that again. I just want to make unique pieces of art. That's why I quit everything when I was 14 and sat around for eight years before I did another movie.
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People have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way to spit and scratch and give people attitude.
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The Olympics were life-changing for me. I felt I went in as a girl and came out as a woman.
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Your roots, your family, your friends all become so much more important to you as you get older, especially if you are a wandering minstrel like me.
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Though sympathy alone can't alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable.
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What bothered me was playing one-dimensional parts in films which were really about, 'Boy Meets Girl,' 'Will Boy Get Girl?'
