Imelda Staunton Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I think when I first started acting there were different people who I thought, 'I want that person's career or that person's career.' And as time has gone on, it's become really clear to me what is important to me; getting the best roles, the roles that I feel are challenging and scary and that I haven't done yet.
-
It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.
-
I had a lot of energy, and my mom decided to look for a place where I can spend the energy, because I was jumping on the couch and furniture, and I was jumping on the top of the things in the house.
-
We want our students to graduate from high school, but we want them to graduate with a plan, whether it's college or career.
-
I wasn't bad at school, but I was never a bookworm.
-
I never do anything out of my comfort zone.
-
Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.
-
I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.
-
Throughout his long career, Washington earned the adulation not merely of ordinary people but of the other luminaries whom we now hail as 'founding fathers.'
-
If I were trying to impress a girl, I wouldn't get all super dressed because I would look like I was trying too hard. Instead, I would probably wear what I normally would.
-
Things are never perfect, so I never get too high about things, or get too down about things anymore.
-
The criteria, the only rule you should follow - the only rule - is to never touch a product or service unless, every time it is sold, part of the profit has to come back to you.
-
If you don't use good ingredients, the outcome is never going to be excellent. But if you buy the freshest ingredients that are in season, at their peak, and you cook with them, you can't really go wrong.
-
The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them.
-
I ran away from three different boarding schools before joining a circus school, and eventually I became an actor. The only thing I learned at boarding school was never to send my child to one.
-
Don't look for approval in what everyone else is doing; look for approval from Almighty God.
-
I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates.
-
Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.
-
My parents kept the best aspects of the Asian culture, and they Americanized the family. My mother was a great example for me. She was a working mother with a good career.
-
History isn't just the story of bad people doing bad things. It's quite as much a story of people trying to do good things. But somehow, something goes wrong.
-
No generous mind delights to oppress the weak, but rather to cherish and protect.
-
I was singing in a mall, and I picked a girl to come up onstage with me. As I was grabbing her hand, I fell off the stage. It felt like I was in the air forever, flying like Superman.
-
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates.
-
Fortunately my career has never been about how I look, it's about how I can be.
