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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I always need a couple of highlights to really spark the passion for a project.
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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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We who survived the Camps are not true witnesses. We are those who, through prevarication, skill or luck, never touched bottom. Those who have, and who have seen the face of the Gorgon, did not return, or returned wordless.
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I mean, it's fun to go out and do stuff in Hollywood, but if it was gone tomorrow, I really wouldn't be disappointed.
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I had a vision of how basketball should be played. And the vision was the Knicks teams that won the championship in 1970 and 1973. I wanted a team that emphasized defense. I wanted a team that on offense had a system where players moved off the ball, and the ball moved.
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I don't think you can climb Mount Everest with a broken leg, but I did break my leg prior to going to Mount Everest, so I was really climbing with a healing broken leg. I had the good fortune of climbing the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. That was a goal that I had.
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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.
