Gaby Hoffmann Quotes
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Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'
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Our parents came home one day and heard us, and they thought it was the radio, but our grandfather told them it was us.
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I love diamond facials - they leave me glowing and refreshed.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent.
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I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.
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There came a moment in my life when I realized that I had stepped into another part of my life. I used to walk into a room full of people and think, do they like me? And one day I walk in and I thought, do I like them?
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The most memorable engagement for me, I suppose, was an away-day to Leicester. I went without William, so I was rather apprehensive about that.
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You can spend an entire day walking around in New York, whereas in L.A., it always ends at some point because you have to find a way to get home.
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My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
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This experience has also humbled me by giving me a true understanding of what millions of others face each day in their own fight against cancer.
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I had immigrant grandparents who came to this country and came for religious freedom and loved it, never made any money, Bronx, Brooklyn, but loved America. And they told me every day it's the greatest country in the world.
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Just to go into a shop without getting stared at would be nice. I mean, I don't walk around like, 'Oh, I'm trying to be famous' - I try to lead as normal a life as possible - but sometimes it's annoying. It's fine; it's not a massive problem, but sometimes it's just a bit uncomfortable.
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Every day, you get up, and the world is changing; your customers are expecting more from you. Your competitors are putting pressure on you by doing more and trying to beat you here and beat you there.
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A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art.
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When I was a little girl, I used to walk around with a towel on my head, pretending I was a nun. And then one day my mother said, 'Why don't you just become an actress, and then you can pretend you're a nun.'
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I started as a model in Holland and Chanel took me to New York when I was 19, after which I decided to stay.
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It is commercial pop that the majority of people understand. A working man's daughter would not understand blues.
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No one knows restaurants like a New Yorker - they're incredibly discerning and restaurant savvy.
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The Internet is changing what entertainment and sports is. It's not just a few people authoring an experience for others. It's really growing out of what everybody does.
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People in my hometown voted for President Reagan - for many, like my grandpa, he was their first Republican - because he promised that tax cuts would bring higher wages and new jobs. It seemed he was right, so we voted for the next Republican promising tax cuts and job creation, George W. Bush. He wasn't right.
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In the primitive church, it was customary for the Holy Eucharist to be celebrated on the anniversary of the death of a martyr - if possible, on his tomb.
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If somebody smiles at me on the street, I'm like, 'Hi, have a nice day!'
