Miriam Hopkins Quotes
How can a motion picture reflect real life when it is made by people who are living artificial lives?
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick.
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The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect, and grow under his hands in the greater quantities.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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The bad guys don't always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.
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When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.
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I don't try to hurt people in any way, and I try to help out wherever I can.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. I'd go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty.
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Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
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When I board an airplane these days, all the middle-aged men are dressed like me - when I was an 8-year-old. They're in shorts and T-shirts. And it's not just on airplanes. It's in business offices, teachers' lounges, and churches.
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The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.
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I just worked my own personal thoughts into my music, and just kept at it until I found a way in.
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My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and Latin. With all this in my pocket, I feel I have a taste of everything for my influences.
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I don't even draw on my life experiences when I'm acting. I just try and make it feel like I'm living through that person's skin.
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You can do your job and be yourself and be comfortable all at the same time!
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I dream in color, and I have visions of feelings and energies that I would love to feel.
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From being in the industry as a teenager, I'm so used to getting makeup done all day.
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The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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I'm sure I frustrate the trainers - in fact, I know I frustrate the trainers to no end. But I think there's a very fine line. I listen to their advice. I take their medical expertise very seriously. But then I also, the reason I am where I am, the reason I play the way I play, is because I push beyond normal.
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The war industry people are very together; they know exactly what they want; they don't even have to talk to each other. The peace industry people are just intellectuals who are very critical of each other... Unless the peace industry is powerful, we're always going to have war. It is as simple as that.
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How can a motion picture reflect real life when it is made by people who are living artificial lives?
