Michelle Forbes Quotes
I had so many offers after 'True Blood' for things that were someone in the same vein, but nowhere near Alan Ball's vision. Or something that was over-the-top and fantastical. And I've always wanted to play the regular, working-class mom, and I've never really had the chance to do that.
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We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work.
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The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.
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Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue.
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If you're doing business, not that simple to only buy. You have to create something. You have to create something that never exist for the future.
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It is an endless procession of surprises. The expected rarely occurs and never in the expected manner.
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My goal is to make people feel passionately, if it's negative or positive, I did my job.
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I love fast food, but you have to try to eat healthy.
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Only amazing designers think of the truly new.
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I really love having conversations and deconstructing things. I don't mind not having a laugh every second. Sometimes things deserve a little more discussion, and then you can have some fun after that.
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My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family.
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Hypocrisy is a detriment to progress. There's always a hidden agenda.
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I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.
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I was never afraid of anything in the world except the dentist.
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There are a lot of things that people go through, and maybe they don't know how to get through it, and maybe you do, and if you have some sort of knowledge or power, share with the world.
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Yes, Socialists should defend their country in great historical crises.
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I'm the third of five children.
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'Clash Of The Titans' is one of the biggest movies I've done; it was certainly the most effects I've worked with.
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I live and die by puns.
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To me, feminism is such a simple description: it's equal rights, economic rights, political rights, and social rights.
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I find the medicine worse than the malady.
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It's just like with people. You're going to get along better working with them - human or equine - if you ask politely rather than demand that they do things.
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Following your own vision is one of the only things that will sustain you.
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Originally I was supposed to do Grand Prix, but I was under contract to 20th Century Fox at that time and Alex North was supposed to do Sand Pebbles, but he got sick, so Fox preempted me out of Grand Prix, and to my good fortune, I got to do Sand Pebbles. It was my first time working with Robert Wise and it was a great experience.
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I had so many offers after 'True Blood' for things that were someone in the same vein, but nowhere near Alan Ball's vision. Or something that was over-the-top and fantastical. And I've always wanted to play the regular, working-class mom, and I've never really had the chance to do that.
