Virginia Williams Quotes
It was very clear to me early on that balancing work and family was going to be very important.
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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.
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Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives.
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Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.
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What really makes it fun for an actor is when the script is good.
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Some people feel that what we're doing makes no sense, that it's just a waste of money. But it's working.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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I definitely think there's some way to understand how people emotionally feel about somebody, but I don't think data collects it. They're not going to click your bit.ly link or click your TweetMeme retweet every time.
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I grew up in Hollywood during WWII, and my mother was afraid that my father was going to be drafted because she didn't think we were going to be able to live on army pay. She didn't want to have to get a job, so she decided to put me to work, and that's how I got started in the movies.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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Every child deserves to grow up knowing their potential and feeling confident that they won't fall at the first hurdle - that they cope with life's setbacks.
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I always send new writers to 'Writer's Digest Books' line-up of how-to books. I read them all when I was starting out, and they were very helpful.
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A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.
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It's not like my old self – I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.
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I don't know where I come from but I'm here now so deal with it.
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I wanted to go to New York and be a stage actress, doing things like Chekhov. None of that happened, and then I went to L.A. and an agent said, 'I think you belong in commercials and TV.' So I did that and got some opportunities that I absolutely love.
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Fortunately for me I was able to do well here, and it really did great things for my career and now hopefully I can go out there and continue to do what I did.
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All right, every day ain't going to be the best day of your life, don't worry about that. If you stick to it you hold the possibility open that you will have better days.
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Every so often, we - women in film and TV - get annoyed and frustrated. We kick up a fuss and make some gains. But then we become complacent, and things slide backwards again until the next generation comes up and gets frustrated again.
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The message I really want to get out there is that I'm someone who works hard, gets the most out of his talent, off the course has a great family life.
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Money always changes the game, when you let a dollar come between you and your friends, your cohorts.
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Accents are very tangible, blessedly, and if you have to do one, it's a way of getting into character. I can read it through a few times and pretend I know what I'm doing!
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It was very clear to me early on that balancing work and family was going to be very important.
