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 know I'm good enough. I don't need to show it to you. Either you know who I am, or you don't.
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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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It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.
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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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The soldier who gropes for glory must submit himself to discipline. Subordination gives strength and security to an army. He that will not submit to it when corrected and improved by the experience of ages does not deserve the proud appellation of a soldier.
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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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Wounds cannot be cured without searching.
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For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
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I don't have anything interesting to conceal or reveal in my private life, and it is really only my work and professional life that I want to talk about.
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When I want to kick it up, I like to add hardwood chips or chunks to the grill; it adds bold smoky flavors. The most common woods are hickory and mesquite, but you can find alder, apple, cherry and, my personal favorite, pecan.
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You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.
