Imelda Staunton Quotes
You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.
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My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
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I never thought I wouldn't succeed. Not because I thought I was good-looking - I just thought I would make it.
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I am a pop culture person. And car people have clearly contributed to pop culture, which is how I knew about purple French tail lights and 30-inch fins without exactly knowing what they were.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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I'm interested in morality and mortality, and 'Deadpool' kind of has all of these themes.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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I'm the Chris Martin of hip-hop.
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I think back to the 1990s, when I joined the Army, and all those peacetime years that we had, thinking, 'Will we ever go into combat?'
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I eat tons of green veggies to keep my PH balance in check.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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We're the first not-white family to ever live in the governor's mansion. My son-in-law is Puerto Rican. I have a beautiful little granddaughter who is half Korean and half Latina. I'm the only white guy in the house.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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The amygdala plays a crucial role in processing fear, and minus her two amygdalae, S.M. became unflappable. Studies of her are actually a hoot to read, since they basically consist of scientists concocting ever-more-elaborate ways of trying to scare her.
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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.
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My views line up with Mick Mulvaney's views pretty much exactly.
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Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
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When I was 15, I had a crush on this guy who was really good at magic, and so I learned to juggle, thinking it would impress him. I spent hours and hours practicing, planning to show him. And then I never even saw him again. But at least I learned how to juggle.
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I don't steer towards anything. I steer towards character and truth. If it's funny then so be it. If it's dramatic, so be it. I just steer towards characters.
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The legal profession, politics and acting are very closely tied: the whole point is to have an idea and get it across to a listener, whether it is one person or five thousand in a hall.
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Love shouldn't be comfortable.
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Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?
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You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.
