Ethel Waters Quotes
I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.
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All history is defined by shifting modes of reality and time and how things change. That's what I love about cinema. It changes in the moment.
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For women in, say, Alabama, 'feminism' is a dirty word. They would never march in the streets. But although they don't think of themselves as the beneficiaries of feminism, they are.
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I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America.
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When I'm in the studio, I don't finish the song and say, 'That's going to be a big ringtone.'
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A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.
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The security link between us and Europe is very important for European security but also for our security.
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3D prefers you to use wider lenses because when things are out of focus, and yet it's in 3D, it bothers you.
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The scene that has raised the most objections in 'The Interview' is at the very end, when Kim's head dissolves into flames. To me, it feels gratuitous.
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There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.
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I don't have business with any politicians.
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You would never see me driving around in a sports car. I feel like you're so low and squish-able by transport trucks.
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My mom, who's been in the restaurant business for 40 years, is the number-one influence in my life. But I look up to a lot of people in the industry. Tops on my list is Mario Batali. My mom and Mario taught me the same lesson: Food is love.
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Yes, I applied a lot of what I did in football to golf.
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I don't think any media has to feel obliged to show the cover of 'Charlie Hebdo.'
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I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well!
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The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.
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Honestly, I'm not interested in gossip. Thing is, I know a lot of successful actors, and in hoping to be successful myself, I would like to think others would respect my privacy.
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I was gonna go broke if I didn't get things turned around real fast.
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This city can be kind of brutal, so you see your dreams from every different angle, but ultimately it's about acting and if you enjoy acting, you will always enjoy acting.
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For me, drag is not about being a woman - or being anything, specifically.
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I always wanted to be an actress. It's been very high up on my list of passions, and I did a couple of short courses, and I've studied at school.
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When it's all said and done, I am secure enough with my manhood to say to the world, 'I am a male actor, and its okay for me to play a gay man.'
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It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent.
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I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.
