Laura Dern Quotes
The bad news is, I have worked less than I have liked. The good news is, I can look back on my body of work and feel truly proud of the work I have done.
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I'm a good driver.
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There's a set of rules out there somewhere that says it all ends by 40. I hope to be able to defy that because I truly love my work.
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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.
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My parents got to see all my hard work pay off.
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If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today.
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I'm not too good at lying still in the sun.
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When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
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I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.
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If I don't fight McGregor, I still have a good life.
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My house is filled with books, most of which I have read, some of which I intend to eventually get to. I'm always reading at least one work of fiction and one work of non-fiction simultaneously. Whatever mood I'm in, there's always a book nearby to suit it.
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You have to feel good in what you're wearing; if you don't feel good it's not going to look good. You ever see someone wear something that's crazy and say, 'That's so crazy!' But they look good in it, because they feel good in it - you can just tell.
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This old notion that work is drudgery is nonsense. Most days, even back when Xerox was under siege, I could not wait to get to the office.
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Well, actually, I manage a couple of stock portfolios or funds or whatever you want to call 'em, and I think I've done relatively well with them.
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The average Jordanian has much in common with the average American in terms of the values that we share, the fact that we all value the family unit, our work ethic.
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We need a more strategic, coordinated, statewide plan that identifies high-demand jobs or industries with a projected under-supply and offer training to get these Oregonians to work.
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I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it.
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When I diced vegetables, it was painstaking work to make sure that every single piece looked the same: 1/4-inch cubed for small, 3/4-inch cubed for large. It's a matter of practice and precision.
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I have a tough time with stand-up because I am an improviser. I can riff; I can do crowd work, so I don't prepare.
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I've been a mogul and executive since the beginning of my career. People are just born with that skill.
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As an actor, you are always waiting for someone else to be able to tell you when it's okay to work, and as a writer, you can just pick up your computer and start whenever you want. That is really freeing.
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Well, as you know, I'm really only happy when I'm on stage.
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I have worked steadily since I started, but things are very hard for women and need to change.
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The bad news is, I have worked less than I have liked. The good news is, I can look back on my body of work and feel truly proud of the work I have done.
