Michelle Phillips Quotes
When I successfully bring the Mamas & the Papas movie to fruition, I hope that people will say, 'She's also a producer.'
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I am not a person to be pressured - by anybody or any nation.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble.
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They show that roughly two-thirds of a group of neurotic patients will recover or improve to a marked extent within about two years of the onset of their illness, whether they are treated by means of psychotherapy or not.
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Maybe I should write 'Tiger Who?' on my cap.
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I usually get up between 7 A.M. and 8 A.M., have coffee, and go right to work. It's really important not to get sidetracked in the morning so I'm still in that dreamy state for my writing.
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Cyclists need to help themselves and should not jump red lights. I would ride in London, but I certainly wouldn't ride like that; you just have to be careful. I can understand going down the outside of traffic, but you should obey the rules of the road because we're all road users.
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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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Jesus is still up in Heaven, thumbing through his Bible, going 'Where did I say build a water slide?'
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Don't confuse honours with achievement.
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My parents were Beatle fans, but my mom was especially a Lennon fan, so I was exposed to him more. I remember her playing 'Double Fantasy' quite often.
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I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.
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If I know somebody is coming 'round, it is incredibly difficult for me to work because I'm waiting for this interruption - even the children's comings and goings are interruptions. Cake-making is a good way of coming out of that space.
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When I was around nine, my parents took me to my first live event, which was a WWE show with Ultimate Warrior. From then on, I loved it.
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One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means.
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I usually spend the hiatus of 'Dexter' in New York in a way to balance things.
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The best advice I ever got came from my mother, Estee Lauder: She believed that if you had something good to say, you should put it in writing. But if you had something bad to say, you should tell the person to his or her face.
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When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.
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I'm still an idealist. My manager is always trying to talk me out of it, but that's just the way I am.
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I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.
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I always wish I had another shot at it. But, listen, 'Godzilla' is something that I grew up loving. We worked hard to go make one. We kind of blew it. I think everyone gets one.
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[My choice about scripts] is just a question of what I fall in love with. You have to use some kind of instinct meter about it. I think I'm getting closer to my instincts now. I don't think there needs to be a plan. I think there needs to be love. I think you need to love what you're doing and then the rest is anybody's guess.
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I would like Albert Brooks to have received the Oscars for best actor, best director and best screenplay for 'Modern Romance.' I love that movie.
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When I successfully bring the Mamas & the Papas movie to fruition, I hope that people will say, 'She's also a producer.'
