Olive Schreiner Quotes
A word may become so defiled by bad use that it will take a century before it can be purifed, and brought into use again.
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The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way - that's something I don't want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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As long as I have my health, I want to be reporting somewhere.
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I'll hear people say every so often that having HIV must not be so bad - 'Just look at Magic and how well he's doing.'
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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There are 10 men in me and I do not know or understand one of them.
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A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature for my age.
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I'm working on a bunch of things with my daughter Emily. In some ways, she's a smarter and better editor than I am.
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Working with Sturges was like working with a guy who wanted to have a party all the time. He was very serious about his work, but in between shots, he was fun and we would play games.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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The natural sweetness of leeks, with their soft, oniony aroma, makes them the perfect winter comfort food.
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I do just genuinely believe Chris Hemsworth is a 6'3, more muscular version of me. And more handsome, but I try.
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I was in Kenya when I read 'Catch-22,' and I associate this book that has nothing to do with Kenya - whenever I think of 'Catch-22,' I think of Nairobi.
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Aretha Franklin was as important to the civil-rights movement as Malcolm X and Medgar Evers. Artists can choose to take on the tremendous amount of responsibility we have, or choose to ignore it.
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I feel that one of the hardest things in acting is the way you need to switch your emotions.
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As a rule, I try to steer clear of opinions pertaining to your parenting. I assume you're doing the best you can, and God bless.
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The constant monitoring of our emotional landscape and personal interactions is a bizarre concept. But it is one that could help many people.
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I am not interested in being a Barbie doll and turning myself into a sausage for the next 20 years. I want to follow actresses like Helen Mirren and Judi Dench who have lines on their faces and aren't afraid of playing their age.
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In the life of a director - these days in particular - when it really does take so long to do a movie, with a few exceptions, actors may never work with a director again, even if they're great friends.
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A word may become so defiled by bad use that it will take a century before it can be purifed, and brought into use again.
