Oksana Baiul Quotes
My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.
Quotes to Explore
-
So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.
-
A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
-
I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
-
I wanted to get a taste of what it would feel like to be a mum. I've always had a strong maternal instinct and ideally I would love one of my own.
-
Actually, my mom doesn't let me touch any of my money out of my bank. She says she is going to keep it there until I am 18, and I don't think anyone can touch that. No money has been taken out of there.
-
I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
-
Venus favors the bold.
-
I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
-
My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.
-
I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.
-
I write and rewrite and rewrite and write and like to turn in what I think is finished work.
-
I don't campaign for the end of the aristocracy or the upper classes; I don't really want to destroy anything at all. I just want more plurality.
-
I don't believe in these headline-hunting interviews. That's just not my style.
-
There is a misconception that young Muslim women are oppressed. That simply isn't the case. I choose to dress modestly and choose to cover my hair with a hijab; not all Muslim women make that choice, and that's okay. We are all different!
-
At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.
-
I usually take a two-hour nap from one to four.
-
I always think of it in terms of music. You're not always going to be a huge rock star in music, but musicians can play until the day they die. With sports, it's different. You can't always do it until the very end, and that's a hard reality of sports.
-
First scenes are super-important to me. I'll spend months and months pacing and climbing the walls trying to come up with the first scene. I drive for hours on the freeway.
-
It's a special place, and I believe in the prominence of America, and having America be and continue to be an exceptional place, and making no apologies for America being a superpower.
-
I did go through a period where I was on unemployment. That was my low point: Martha Quinn on line at unemployment, hoping nobody will recognize her.
-
An affirmation is almost like a mantra. It does not really matter if what you are affirming is not totally true as yet. By repeating an affirmation over and over again, it becomes embedded in the subconscious mind, and eventually it becomes your reality.
-
You can't just release double albums and expect people to sit there and devote their time to it.
-
My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.
