Molly Ivins Quotes
During a recent panel on the numerous failures of American journalism, I proposed that almost all stories about government should begin: “Look out! They're about to smack you around again!
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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I grew up in the indie world, and that's what I'm used to, but there's something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.
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I'll kind of get interested in a subject and I won't know why. It'll be in my head for many years and I'll say, 'Do I know enough here to research?'
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I came back to the hood and got in those streets and started doing whatever it took for me to provide.
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As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.
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Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it.
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Crime against the individual is the equivalent of crime against humanity.
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He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
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Making a movie is still very difficult in Hollywood, regardless of what you have and what level you're at. It is a house of cards, and things have to perfectly align.
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When you come right down to it, I guess I really am pretty bland.
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In 2010, there was a TED event called Mission Blue held aboard the Lindblad Explorer in the Galapagos as part of the fulfillment of Sylvia Earle's TED wish. I spoke about a new way of exploring the ocean, one that focuses on attracting animals instead of scaring them away.
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My first experience with film was through a still camera. I would sit, very much against my will, with my father in the game reserve, watching some elephant or rhino or whatever, through a 400 millimeter lens and wait, and waiting and waiting.
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We're not curing cancer, people. I wish we were, but we're not. It's entertainment.
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I love rehearsing, but a lot of directors don't, and some actors don't.
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For me, the key is years of the blessed filmmakers I've worked with giving me permission to be bold and jump off cliffs and to be boundaryless. I would put David Lynch at the top of that list.
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There are no great scripts - just great films.
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Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.
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I'd rather go to sleep than find a girl.
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Understanding has very specific component parts. These component parts are affinity, reality and communication.
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We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
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People who say that violence doesn't accomplish anything have not read history. I don't celebrate that reality, but there you have it.
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I figured this was the easy stuff, and if we couldn't show up on time, looking right and acting right, we weren't going to be able to do anything else.
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It's funny how being an actor forces you to do things or go places that you wouldn't ordinarily.
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During a recent panel on the numerous failures of American journalism, I proposed that almost all stories about government should begin: “Look out! They're about to smack you around again!
