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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I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn't anticipate. It's really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you've never got it all nailed.
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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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Acting doesn't have to be threadbare misery all the time.
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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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Achievement results from work realizing ambition.
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We want to create these dramatic situations, whether they are real or not, to entertain audiences.
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I think it is important to keep redefining yourself as an actor with the roles you do and, at the same time, create diversity in your body of work.
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My dad was an actor, and he always said that work was work; you can't turn your nose up at it. We didn't have much money when I was growing up, and he had this real work ethic, which I inherited.
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It was very clear to me early on that balancing work and family was going to be very important.
