Scott Turow Quotes
The overwhelmingly successful trial book of my early adolescence had been To Kill A Mocking Bird.
Quotes to Explore
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I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.
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I don't know if I'd say I feel green, but I'm getting to know myself as an actor now in a way that I never did as a kid.
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When I was born, my parents - my mother especially - couldn't come to terms with that fact that they had another baby girl. I know these stories in detail because every time a guest visited, or there was a gathering, they repeated this story in front of me that how I was the unwanted child.
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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
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I love to make even villains people you can relate to. When you find out who did it, I think you almost like the person, which is not easy to do.
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My song-writing has always been just about my life - usually my worst moments.
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It's hard to be serious in life.
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In transition I think the spirit goes somewhere, but I don't think it leaves.
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My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.
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My red patent-leather, 5-inch peep-toe slingbacks are not mere shoes. They are fine art. They make me feel tall. They make me feel sexy. They make me feel powerful. I call them my 'special-day shoes.'
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In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.
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I just missed out on qualifying for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
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I'm only at the beginning of my career, but I feel successful in that I haven't sold out in any way, shape or form. I feel good about the choices I've made, and I don't feel like I've let go of any of my values.
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It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.
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My mother and father had a terrible marriage. They celebrated their wedding anniversary one year with their friends. Why did they celebrate? Maybe because they had lasted so many years without killing each other.
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Acting is a way to escape who you are for a short period of time. It doesn't happen all the time , but every now and then, the sensation of being 'other' is very profound. You get this moment where you are no longer yourself. You lose consciousness of the crew or the audience... it's a thrilling moment. And even quite spiritual.
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When I am teaching, I first give out Tolstoy's 'Childhood,' his first published book. It is so transparent. It gives you exactly what it was like to be on a Russian estate in 1830. You are there. And that is the hope when you sit down and write still, I think - that you can transmit something of what life is like now.
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I was 16 when I got admission in Hans Raj College. I completed school when I was 16, so everyone in my class - Zoology Honours batch 92 - was 18, and I was often treated like a kid.
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Schools everywhere have always confined themselves to making students learn techniques and write essays, while proscribing treading for pleasure. It seems to be established in perpetuity, in every part of the world, that enjoyment has no part to play in the curriculum, and that knowledge can only be the fruit of suffering.
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The overwhelmingly successful trial book of my early adolescence had been To Kill A Mocking Bird.
