Sara Gruen Quotes
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We all go to the theater and cinema to be inspired and moved on an emotional level, sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears. Once I discovered that acting could have such an effect, I was sold. It has been one of the most rewarding discoveries I have ever made.
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I grew up in New York City - I grew up surrounded by every sound that you imagine can come from a New Yorker. All of the different boroughs and all of the different sounds.
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How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.
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My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.
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What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.
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I have to be socially aware; I feel like that's my job.
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I really feel it's time to dissolve the current relationship of governor and lieutenant governor by running as a ticket.
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And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.
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A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.
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My body and my will are one.
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A man’s body and the needs of his body are now everywhere treated with a tender indulgence. Is the thinking mind then, to be the only thing that is never to obtain the slightest measure of consideration or protection, to say nothing of respect?
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Action, not words.
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Movies make you immortal and ageless.
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Food is a big part of my life.
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It's interesting: when you're kind of 'known' for being a writer, people don't think you've done anything else.
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I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded.
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I always feel like a script is a recipe, and then you bring the elements into the recipe, and you cook with it.
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It's going to be impossible in the 21st century for anyone to think about anything without a Chinese aspect.
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The life of a model is so varied that I never know what will be happening from one week to the next.
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Roman history was kind of unavoidable where I was growing up. It was everywhere - all the place names and ruins and forts. My dad's a history buff, and I spent a lot of time on Hadrian's Wall. I became fascinated by the idea of what was so terrifying up there that the Romans built a 60-mile long, 30ft high stone wall to keep it out?
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I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's sincere. My commitment is to sincerity.
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If you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell shouldn't schedule a meeting with me before 10am.
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It's not only hockey, it's every sport. You know, it's a big event.
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The more distressing the memory, the more persistent it's presence.
