Amelia Fiona "Minnie" Driver (Minnie Driver) Quotes
Celebrity is a weird appendage, which is useless unless you do something with it.
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Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
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I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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I really knew I wanted to be Adam, because Adam was the first man. Ant I chose because, if there's a nuclear explosion, the ants will survive.
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Audiences are so much more sophisticated than they've ever been. They expect a lot more. I don't think because it's an hour of your Thursday night rather than an hour and a half of your weekend that you should be gypped at all in quality.
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Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.
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I am not a fashion freak!
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The scariest thing about receiving praise at a young age is the fear of burning out or losing it, or proving people right that you were just a novelty. Obviously, I can see mistakes in things that I've done or said and can see flaws in things I've made, but that's just part of growing.
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Taiwan has been so well developed economically. But we are underdeveloped culturally.
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The first thing one notices about Jill Abramson is her short stature. The second is her intensity.
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I think all art is, by nature, intended to motivate society for change, and the only reason change doesn't happen is because within the target population, courage is lacking.
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I can express all my views on the slavery question by quotations from Henry Clay.
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My father was a boxer, though. So, I have a particular interest in Ray Mancini, I think.
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One of the reasons I wanted to do a show about Nashville in Nashville was because when I lived here, the hardest thing to go out and hear was country music. Country was taking place inside the studio and it was an export.
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My artwork gets stolen all the time; it's ridiculous.
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I like David Lynch; I like Stanley Kubrick. I'm a big fan of Kubrick.
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Old religious factions are volcanoes burnt out.
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Lets make no mistake about this: The American Dream starts with the neigborhoods. If we wish to rebuild our cities, we must first rebuild our neighborhoods. And to do that, we must understand that the quality of life is more important than the standard of living.
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There is the cult of the actor and of the director, and there's even been the cult of the celebrity chef and gardener, but there has never been a cult of the screenwriter. But I'm happy about that because what I crave - in a completely venal way - is creative opportunities, not recognition.
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I took up an offer for me to lose 30 pounds in 30 days. It worked. I lost 30 days!
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Celebrity is a weird appendage, which is useless unless you do something with it.
