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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America faces a new race that has awakened.
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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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When I wrote 'Mushaboom', I was living in the second verse, but I suddenly found myself in the first.
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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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Think of every character as a main character. They believe they're the main characters in their stories. No one should just be an obstacle.
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I'm very grateful to have had many brilliant students and post-docs who have worked with me. Potential is often hard to spot, but a key factor is whether they express a genuine interest in the problem and how they have thought about it.
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The boy is special, Aunt Annie told his mother, and his mother in turn told him. But what kind of special? No one ever says.
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15 minutes a day! Give me just this and I'll prove I can make you a new man.
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People have criticised me because my security detail is larger than the president's. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to kill me than who want to kill the president? I can assure you there are.
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You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.
