William Butler Yeats Quotes
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I have played for 15 years and it has been a dream.
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Back in the mid '90s, I went to a film festival, and they were airing 'Central Park West' at the same time as this cute little romantic comedy movie called 'French Exit,' and I got to go from one theater where I was goofy, falling over myself, to this kind of evil vixen kind of character.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked it, didn't like it - it was appointment viewing.
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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English people are famous for never speaking out but only saying what they really feel about you behind your back. Americans believe the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I like exploring those, er, differences in national snippiness.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
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The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
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The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.
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Weeks go by, and I don't talk to another living soul.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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It's like someone important is missing from a party because you can't imagine an Olympic gymnastics competition without Romania.
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Showbiz can be cruel.
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When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.
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And then the really awful thing is that at the end of the day after crying and experiencing things, then you look at what you've written and you're like, 'Hmm, there's half a page that's good here.' Then you throw out everything else.
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I think if people are passionate about something, it could be real estate or biochemistry, and that spark gets turned on in them, everyone's beautiful in that zone.
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It's not about finding relevance or perfection or imperfection in objects, but it's that you can accept yourself and then go out and accept others.
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Sometimes I feel the only way I can get a major publisher interested in mental illness is if I find a character who has bipolar disorder and is also a love-sick vampire attending an English school called Hogwarts. But I'm not giving up.
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Always do what's best for you. It'll upset some people, but those who truly love you will always understand.
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I remember when I first came to America, nobody had a clue what a black Englishman was. I was either South African or Australian to them.
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A pity beyond all telling is hid in the heart of love.
