Olivia De Havilland Quotes
All of Hollywood was convinced that 'Gone with the Wind' would be a colossal disaster and rather hoped it would be.
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My sisters used to learn dance, and I used to stand behind them and dance. So my guruji suggested that I also learn, as I seemed interested. I started learning at the age of three and was always on stage for something or the other. My mother is proud of me, and clearly my artistic bent comes from her.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you're juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you're walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock.
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I think if a horror movie is really scary, you'll think about it for weeks, and there's something kind of fun about that - about our art, really.
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Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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I'm not an ultra-libertarian who thinks there shouldn't be insider-trading laws at all.
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Perfect order is the forerunner of perfect horror.
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I have a very 'theatre' face. I have what they call a wide mask. I probably would have been a big film star in the '20s with the silent films where they used a lot of key lighting, and make-up carved out your face.
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An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.
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This is what I love to do. And if pressure is something that comes with playing good golf, that's something a professional golfer has to handle.
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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
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I want to be different and have a good story. If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
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I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.
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All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen.
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I like old Disney films that have an edge to them.
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We are reminded how short life really is, and how we are just passing through. So, all the people you haven't told you love lately, tell them, and live your days like you mean it.
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I read comics and stuff. I buy a lot of comics, a lot of films and boxsets.
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I suspect I wasn't loved enough as a child.
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No government is lawful or innocent that does not recognize the moral law as the only universal law, and God as the Supreme Lawgiver and Judge, to whom nations in their national capacity, as well as individuals, are amenable.
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The important thing is to make a different world, to make a world that is not now. A real world, a genuine world, but one that allows myth to live. The myth is everything.
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How many times do I have to repeat this: my childhood was fantastic.
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I strongly believe that good books are the best home accessory.
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All of Hollywood was convinced that 'Gone with the Wind' would be a colossal disaster and rather hoped it would be.
