Sarah Paulson Quotes
I'm addicted to routine. I don't know if that's because I moved around so much as child - by the time I was 12 years old, I had lived in about 10 different places. But I like going to the theater at a certain time.
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People take things so seriously.
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A lot of panel programmes rely on men topping each other, or sparring with each other, which is not generally a very female thing.
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First of all, returning from motherhood, I was looking for something lighter, and I wasn't as much attracted to Kate as I was to the relationship between the two people.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system. The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful.
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
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I'm aware of the decisions I make and the responsibility I have as a role model. I wouldn't disregard that. It's a privilege.
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Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
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I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
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We had a great dramatic society in school, and that's where I first got exposure both as an actor and director.
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I've never cackled with laughter at a single line I've ever written. None of it has given me pleasure.
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We tell applicants, 'If you don't intend to be here for life, you needn't apply.'
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I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.
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All through my life, I have never disguised my sentiments about politics in general.
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I'm for anything that lets people come here to work legally. There are more protections for workers who are here legally than for those who are not. It's also safer for the workers and employers have a more consistent pool of workers.
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I believe in music.
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The mentality with African and European people is different. In Africa, when you come from a difficult life, when it's not so easy to eat, not so easy to survive, you respect money when you start to earn it, and you respect people more. When you respect people, they will respect you, and your life is better for that.
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I started styling people when I was just eight years old, without even knowing what a stylist was.
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Sometimes shows get into their 5th and 6th season and you're like, where can you go? But 'Dexter' is still so strong, it's really refreshing.
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Going to bed can cause imaginary conversations you should have had with certain people or real conversations with your brother who is calling from a bar in a different time zone.
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President Obama's first term in office has been better for intentions than for actual changes in planning and policy. I do believe, and he has several things to this effect, that he would like to provide universal preschool or at least far more preschool for our children.
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In 'Bayou Magic,' I bring in the cultural tradition of African mermaids - Mami Wata, the mother goddesses.
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The forces of violence and oppression don't care about the innocent.
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I'm addicted to routine. I don't know if that's because I moved around so much as child - by the time I was 12 years old, I had lived in about 10 different places. But I like going to the theater at a certain time.
