Harold Pinter Quotes
The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm a character actor.
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I've listened to female vocalists my whole life. That's what I love. I still listen to guys' vocals and don't get taken aback a lot.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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I started writing half a paragraph of a mystery novel, half a paragraph there, and they were terrible.
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
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I am now in a position to choose roles. I did not have so many offers before 'Queen,' but now things have changed a lot.
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My life and my work are very interlocked. That's partly why I like to keep my private life private.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.
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Stupidly it should not be. It should be also nice. One must get along with that. Is however not necessary.
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I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good.
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Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does, it's more like you wait for the piece.
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The problem with the Iranian regime, of course is, one, its unsettling effects on the Sunnis, particularly Saudi Arabia, and, secondly, its potential threat to Israel.
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I always have bananas with me for energy.
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The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.
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I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story.
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I went from living my life anonymously for 58 years to being a public figure known globally in a matter of minutes.
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I never go perform somewhere alone. I've done that since day one. I've always taken other comics with me.
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The way that I work as an actress, I always prefer to read the whole story and tell the whole story and feel what the whole story's going to be, the journey for the audience and how it ebbs and flows, the highs and the lows.
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You find what makes you happy, and it's usually being with the person you want to be with.
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Boston is large enough to learn your independence and small enough to make your own.
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The Companion of Honour I regarded as an award from the country for 50 years of work - which I thought was okay.
