Ming-Na Wen Quotes
I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.
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A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.
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I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects.
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I had a pretty modest upbringing; it was no pleasure cruise. I don't think I would be as happy today if I hadn't been through that. It was tough; I made some bad choices myself.
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I guess probably in my time in politics, it continued to be affirmed to me that the African-American community, despite being subscription television's most valuable customers, they are very underserved by cable and satellite television programming options.
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Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
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We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings.
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My concerts are about me being very private in public, but I'm very protective.
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I'd love to do historical pictures more, but I don't know if I can.
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I have literally played the most interesting parts since I turned 40.
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Once you're playing someone, you shouldn't be judging them in any way. That's what being an actor is - it's having empathy for people that are different from yourself. Once you've committed to that person, your responsibility is to tell that story.
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I was seen dancing at school by a director, who asked me to be in a TV play. And it had a huge impact. So I think that's what really started me off.
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I was very happy in Bombay. I was good at school. There was no reason to change anything. I suppose it must have been some spirit of adventure, of wanting to see the world.
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Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.
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Laughter always forgives.
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As I looked across the company, there are three things that keep coming up that we need to work on: culture, our operating rigor, and capital allocation.
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I've never really suffered complete and utter writer's block, really. I equate it with sex: in the beginning of my career, I was writing five songs a week; now, I occasionally write a song. But it's an exciting moment when it happens!
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Trust the Lord. He is the good shepherd. He knows His sheep. And His sheep know His voice.
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...and changing for the better doesn't mean that he's ever going to reach good...
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I mean, any time an actress gets to work with another actress, it’s like, “Oh, there are two of us in a movie! How are you? Let’s sit in the hair chair together!” We’re lonely, women.
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You're going to fail. It's how you respond to that failure that kind of defines you as a person, as an athlete.
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I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.
