Karen Black Quotes
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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I can go all over the world with Skype.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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In my case, I write in the past because I'm not really part of the present. I have nothing valid to say about anything current, though I have something to say about what existed then.
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If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
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I can barely turn on my computer!
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Once you give up rights, they're not going to give them back.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
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When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.
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Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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Because if you have a strong foundation like we have, then you can build or rebuild anything on it. But if you've got a weak foundation you can't build anything.
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Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.
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And then she finally said yes. And we have been married, I want you to know, for 51 years.
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We had a great dramatics department in school, so I did a lot of plays and theatre there. Later, when I was the captain of our student's ward, I figured out that if you find something you really love to do, you don't have to work for the rest of your life! You can just have fun and still excel in it because you enjoy what you do.
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If you can write it, I can be it.
