Tahereh Mafi Quotes
I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.
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For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.
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Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.
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I like something where I can really use my imagination and be an active participant in the construction of the monster and usually that's in the world of the supernatural or the world of the fantastic, so that's why those kinds of stories about demons and the supernatural appeal to me or maybe I'm really interested in that subject.
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What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
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I know feeling pressure gets you nowhere creatively. You've just got to understand the character, understand the story, and just play it to the fullest extent.
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I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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When we were subjected to a vicious character assassination campaign orchestrated by senior White House officials and championed by their allies in the right-wing echo chamber, Hillary reached out to us. Her counsel during that tumultuous period was as timely as it was wise.
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You know, I'm from the South, and I wasn't interested in perpetuating a stereotypical southern character.
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2016 is going to be a fight. A fight between conservatism and a Democrat Party that is undermining the very character of our nation.
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If I don't love my character, I can't do it.
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My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.
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I will go to my grave being known as Marge Gunderson. It'll be on my gravestone if I have one. I don't mind that, because it was a great character.
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I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do.
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My director is usually aware of what works for me and what doesn't. For 'Srimanthudu,' I have to give full credit to director Koratala Sivagaru for handling my character the way he did.
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The thing that intrigued me about 'Breaking Bad' from day one was the idea of taking a character and transforming him.
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To me the interesting main character is never the one without flaws.
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Knowledge is a polite word for dead but not buried imagination.
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No one can write their real religious life with pen or pencil. It is written only in actions, and its seal is our character, not our orthodoxy. Whether we, our neighbor, or God is the judge, absolutely the only value of our religious life to ourselves or to anyone is what it fits us for and enables us to do.
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I wanted to be an English teacher. I wanted to do it for the corduroy jackets with patches on the side. When I got to college, as I was walking across campus one day, I ripped off a little flyer for this sketch-comedy group. It ended up being one of the greatest things I've ever done.
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Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.
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Not only do the Americans not defend our films, they buy them up just for remakes. It is shameful to kneel at their feet.
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The heart of God through his creation stirs, We thrill to feel it, trembling as the flowers That die to live again, his messengers, To keep faith firm in these sad souls of ours. The waves of Time may devastate our lives, The frosts of age may check our failing breath, They shall not touch the spirit that survives Triumphant over doubt and pain and death.
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I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.
