Sarita Choudhury Quotes
People are always asking me if the industry is changing, and my answer is always that it is changing only as much as we are. Many South Asian actors complain about being pigeonholed into playing terrorists and cab drivers, but it's time that we stop talking about it. The industry will always say 'No' till we have enough to convince them.
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By the end of high school, I would do shows at the theater at night and then take the train home and go to school the next morning.
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I really like using the softening cream. It helps me go out there with confidence to do what I need to do, and at the same time, it's very functional and helps keep the hair out of my mouth so I can focus on pitching.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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I try to do two moot courts for every Supreme Court case (and one to two for courts of appeals), and to ensure I am being mooted by people who know the Supreme Court well and are coming to the case fresh.
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For every three scripts that you get through, one will be made, and that doesn't even necessarily mean that they're going to cast you in it.
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We are all different human beings, and we all have different backgrounds, and we stem from different social strata. That is what defines how you hear people talk, how you want to quote them when you speak. We all have different fears and doubts and complexes and this is what shapes the way we see other people. Especially characters.
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I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
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The one thing about going from the audience to the stage in just three years is that you know how it feels to be down there.
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I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.
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Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore.
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I didn't want to do something typical.
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My family is more a sports family, and I figure skated for a very long time, so movement and how I relate to movement is very integral to my process.
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It's a society of knowledge and experience. You have better experience and knowledge when you are 60, 65 and 70.
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I enjoy the challenge of trying to say things beautifully. The message is secondary in that sense. Obviously, I have something that I want to say that's very, very important to me – but the process of actually crafting it is essential.
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Most actors will tell you that it takes a while to figure out what you want to be because we just want to do everything we see on TV and don't know that 'actor' is a job yet.
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I mean, I haven't been completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly. But I just didn't pay attention to that period of music, obviously.
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I'm always surprised when large numbers of people buy my books.
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My father is my hero. No matter what, I'll always forgive him.
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She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction.
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My mom taught me German before I knew English. And I went to French immersion school.
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I went to an all white school where I dealt with racism.
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Many people - and I think I am one of them - are more productive when they've had a little to drink. I find if I drink two or three brandies, I'm far better able to write.
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People are always asking me if the industry is changing, and my answer is always that it is changing only as much as we are. Many South Asian actors complain about being pigeonholed into playing terrorists and cab drivers, but it's time that we stop talking about it. The industry will always say 'No' till we have enough to convince them.
