Idina Menzel Quotes
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I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
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I had nearly finished school because I was making effort not that bad on that. But there was a law in Germany after the war. You could not make your final examination before 18, so lots of people who were late because of the way had to do it first.
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Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.
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Offset's the animal out the group. But he ain't no bad guy.
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We confuse activity with progress, and that's always dangerous, especially in war.
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I had great English teachers in high school who first piqued my interest in Shakespeare. Each year, we read a different play - 'Othello,' 'Julius Caesar,' 'Macbeth,' 'Hamlet' - and I was the nerd in class who would memorize soliloquies just for the fun of it.
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Exposure to a diversity of disciplines has been exceptionally helpful to me.
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
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Angulo presents a difficult challenge because he's a fighter who can punch and take a great punch.
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The media can allege corruption, but if I do the same against the media, I am gagging freedom of expression.
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I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
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I realised there were no good role models for kids. Popeye eats spinach, but also smokes and hits people.
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The coolest person to yourself is yourself, and we're like nerds, and we love to be smart, and that's okay.
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'The Omen,' 'The Exorcist,' those movies for me are the quintessential horror movies that still scare me as an adult.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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At the beginning of a new project, often before I do any actual writing, I collect photos, quotes, song lyrics, and even objects that relate to the characters or the world I'm creating.
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When I was being brought up, we weren't allowed to wallow in self-pity, which was a thoroughly good thing. We were all fine and healthy because that was what we were told to be.
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We can see cities during the day and at night, and we can watch rivers dump sediment into the ocean, and see hurricanes form.
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When people start copying your style, you know that something must be happening.
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I don't want to subject myself just to one scheme. I think it's just if you can play, you can play no matter what scheme you play in.
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Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for displaying it.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.
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I always like to sing barefoot.
