Laura Dern Quotes
Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well.
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There's a long history of private-company cooperation with the NSA that dates back to at least the 1970s.
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Yes, and I can sit down on a white piece of paper and work because I don't believe too much into inspiration, only I'm waiting for inspiration, work and then inspiration may come. It's a little too easy to say that.
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I might not be the greatest actor, but I walk into every project willing to work hard.
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Hip-hop is an instant gratification, winners and losers circle, and often those who are losing give up after three or four, five years.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
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I just respect Kanye as an artist.
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The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.
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I am not going to say much about the film 'Maidentrip,' but I won't be representing it, as I am not fully standing behind it.
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Tardiness in literature can make me nervous.
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I am not from a film family or a Mumbai girl. The probability of getting a second chance is low, and so one has to be more careful.
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Nothing reinforces a professional relationship more than enjoying success with someone.
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I work a lot of hours, and in this business you really try to keep as busy as you possibly can. Sometimes when you really focus on kids in your free time you lose the husband and wife relationship to some degree. It's been a real focus for us to make sure we stay focused on us two.
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My parents were really loving, open people to be around. I don't remember them ever telling me this profession is difficult. There was never, 'Uhhh, what else are you interested in?' They were just, 'Great. Done. Go for it.'
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When I was a kid, we got in a cipher and battled each other lyrically. We told jokes and made the hottest dance moves.
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I think the lie we've told people in the marketplace is that a degree gets you a job. A degree doesn't get you a job. What gets you a job is the ability to carry yourself into that room and shake a hand and look someone in the eye and have people skills. These are the things that cause people to become successful.
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In England, I've had a more balanced career directing and acting. It can be quite difficult to juggle the two careers.
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Even the most powerful people at a given point in terms of class, will all play by the same rules.
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It is all a question of weeding out what you yourself like best to do, so that you can live most agreeably in a world full of an increasing number of disagreeable surprises.
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God's church is not a stage for us to perform on but a garden for us to grow in.
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Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
