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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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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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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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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Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.
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When I go to clubs, I don't have to wait outside.
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I'm never interested in the painting being a mirror to culture. I think that's really boring. What I'm interested in is painting as an affective space. The place where the hierarchies of the world can be rearranged within the space of a painting. And they can be articulated in different ways.
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I love to lose myself in other men's minds.
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I've seen a lot of patriots and they all died just like anybody else if it hurt bad enough and once they were dead their patriotism was only good for legends; it was bad for their prose and made them write bad poetry. If you are going to be a great patriot i.e. loyal to any existing order of government (not one who wishes to destroy the existing for something better) you want to be killed early if your life and works won't stink.
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I think we make the movies, initially, with the one movie in mind. But we do love the characters, and so we kind of miss the characters when the movie is over. But I think what happens is, every now and then you realize there's more to tell, or an idea comes up.
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Money without brains is always dangerous.
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I am happy to donate funds to various organizations that help people in need.
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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.
