Laura Dern Quotes
It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.
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I always try to keep a little bit of space in the year to work with other people. Because I love doing musicals, films and plays - projects where I'm not in charge, where I've got somebody else telling me what to do and I have to work with their vision.
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For me, for the type of addict I am, when I start getting those swirly thoughts and stuff, and they talk about slippery places, slippery people and slippery things, you know, I need to - I needed to take my cell phone and eliminate all the phone numbers, change the phone numbers so no one I knew before could call me or reach me.
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As far as people whose style interests me, I'd say Grace Kelly, Gwen, Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham, and that nanny called Fran.
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The sort of man you will make of yourself, how you will be regarded by the world, whether people will admire and respect or despise you, whether you win the approval or the condemnation of your Maker - all this is in your own hands.
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I think that I have self esteem issues, really. If you really analyse it... People who really like me I have no interest in. The unattainable is always that I want to attain.
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People will turn their noses up at a sequel or that type of thing, but Pixar really works hard - if they're making a sequel - to make a sequel an original movie, to make it an original story.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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I'm all about telling stories. I like people to picture the music video in their head when they're just listening to the song.
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I think that the idea that I'm writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is literary and political. There's even pride involved, in not wanting to fall short of what I did before.
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Know or listen to those who know.
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I think the thing that I get most excited about is the fact that I know I'm gonna have a great match. That's when I get the butterflies. When it's just a regular match or something like that, I may not get that.
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During a game, it comes down to your mind - the pressure. There are loads of other aspects, too. Many people say taking penalties is easy, but when you're stood over one, that's not the case. It's in no way easy. The goal really does become a lot smaller.
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I can't take the subway anymore. I think I can still take the bus, though. It's a double-edged sword because I'm grateful that people recognize and support me, but there are definite downsides to that.
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In most companies people make a specific contribution to the company in their function. But it is not expressed in terms of profit, only in terms of performing their function better.
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Traditional credentialing really doesn't have a lot of predictive value to if people will be successful.
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Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.
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I liked 'Star Wars,' but I wasn't an uberfan like many people are.
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I know my father and my mother, but beyond that I cannot go. My ancestry is blurred.
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Broadway remains the closest thing we have to a national theatre, the place where the greatest number of people can potentially see new work. For an American playwright to say it doesn't matter is simply to capitulate to the current situation.
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Time has a way of demonstrating that the most stubborn are the most intelligent.
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Government can do best by simply getting out of the way.
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The nicest notes I've received from readers are those that tell me I've gotten them back into reading for entertainment. For me, there is no greater compliment.
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I make it a rule always to believe compliments implicitly for five minutes, and to simmer gently for twenty more.
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It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.
