Julia Davis Quotes
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You can get all A's and still flunk life.
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It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring.
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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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The metaphor for Palestine is stronger than the Palestine of reality.
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Sometimes you read pilots and, understandably, they're doing such a frantic tap dance for approval. I get why - it's such an incredibly competitive market.
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It's my private life, and it's not up for grabs.
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I hadn't learned to read by third grade, which wasn't unusual for some kids. I knew something was wrong because I couldn't see or understand the words the way the other kids did. I wasn't the least bit bothered - until I was sent back to the second-grade classroom for reading help after school.
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I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I've had and also the people I've had around me.
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Good argument is intended to persuade another.
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He who gives love, receives love.
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When I went to the 'Rush' audition, I was blown away by the script. I thought it was fantastic.
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In the editing room, 20 percent of the time you're using stuff from before the actor knew the camera was rolling or you're taking a line from somewhere else and putting it in his mouth.
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If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power are immeasurably greater than that of man, and hence he is qualified to reign as king.
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I grew up thinking it was wonderful to be big and strong and to be able to knock down other children in the playground if I needed to. But I never felt the need.
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In a costume, you need very exaggerated body language - as you say, sort of mime-type skills.
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I don't know anyone who's suffered lung cancer.
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Throughout history, clothes represented who you were; they are a great vehicle for explaining who you are. During the Ching dynasty, for example, what you wore and how it was made reflected your status in society. People could literally read your clothes like a book, just by its color and how it was embroidered.
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I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.
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Michael Jordan was that guy - he was Michael Jordan. So whatever he did, we followed.
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Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.
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I always considered myself being an organizer. I'm very good at teaching singers, I'm very good at staging a show, to entertain people. But I never included myself. I never applied this to me as an artist.
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A novelist can never be his own reader, except when he is ridding his manuscript of syntax errors, repetitions, or the occasional superfluous paragraph.
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I was raised in a very sheltered, narrow environment.
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I just try to put myself in the minds of all the characters.
