Stephen Sondheim Quotes
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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I'm just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?
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But even writing the column for the 'Telegraph,' that idea of working to deadlines, which as an actor that's not something you have to do in the same way. It's excited me into wanting to do a bit more.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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I can't cook to save my life.
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Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.
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The truly powerful feed ideology to the masses like fast food while they dine on the most rarified delicacy of all: impunity.
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I tried for a short time to be something I wasn't, and had no success with it. It's a practical solution to just be yourself.
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There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
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I wanted to write a sci-fi story that would appeal to young women. Loads of girls like sci-fi, but it's more culturally associated with guys.
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Israel, contrary to most of the West, has a high fertility rate, so there's a lot of young people in Israel. Most families have three kids as opposed to one or two, so a big proportion of the population is under 30.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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The government is becoming the family of last resort.
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...I have this scar on my hand (points to shoulder). I see a lot of these guys who come with scars on their hands. It’s ridiculous. With me it was an accident. These kids do it on purpose. You can’t prove by doing such things that you are the biggest fan there is. I am myself thinking about getting a plastic surgery done to remove this. I also get a lot of people writing to me with their blood. I have stopped replying to those mails altogether.
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In the not-for-profit world, I never felt that being female was an impediment. I was, however, given my break into commercial theatre by a female producer, Judy Craymer, and women - in particular, Donna Langley, president of production at Universal - were crucial in giving 'Mamma Mia' a home in Hollywood.
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I know people think that I always play these characters who are in control and can chop someone's head off with a look.
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I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.
