Hilary Mantel (Dame Hilary Mary Mantel) Quotes
I spend a lot of my time talking to the dead, but since I get paid for it, no one thinks I'm mad.
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'Shameless' was such a weird time in my life because I never really experienced any kind of role that put me that much in the spotlight before.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
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But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype.
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If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.
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I just keep working out. You can't stop. Everyone thinks there's a trick, but there's no trick! The trick is, you have to be consistent.
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How hard can it be to walk up and down in a straight line? You just need to put one step in front of another; most people do it all the time. What's the worst that can happen? You fall over. Sometimes that happens to non-models, too; it wouldn't be the end of the world.
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Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
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Life at a public company ain't for me. The board pays you what you're worth, then you get reamed for your compensation.
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I've always been very fond of animals.
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I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy.
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I love Levon Helm - he's one of my favorite guys.
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I always say that people are like peanut shells on the ocean: the waves will take them everywhere.
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Comedy is just one of the many professions that women are taking over.
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My father and his brothers and sisters were childhood Irish jig champions in the Bronx. At our family celebrations, they all get out and do the jig. And of course, the younger generation, me and my cousins and my brothers, we have our own Americanized renditions of the Irish jig, which is a bit more like 'Lord of the Dance.'
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Der alte Jude, das ist der Mann.
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'Calvin, what kind of trouble are you planning to make?''No trouble at all,' said Calvin, annoyed. 'Why do you think I want to cause trouble?''Because you are awake.'
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The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee, and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
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My pug dog, Princess , is something else; she's my baby. I've had her for about 14 and a half years. They usually don't live any longer than 15, but I don't believe that. As long as you treat them right, they will live a long time.
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I never say no to an ice cream.
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On every show that I have been on, I have played myself.
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I want to be an actress and learn astronomy!
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I spend a lot of my time talking to the dead, but since I get paid for it, no one thinks I'm mad.
