Imelda Staunton Quotes
I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.
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It is easy to remove the mind from harping on the lost illusion of immortality. The disciplined intellect fears nothing and craves no sugar-plum at the day's end, but is content to accept life and serve society as best it may.
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I think whatever you have in your life, my opinion is that if you know that there's something wrong, you try to fix it.
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In today's society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads; this is the reason we stop laughing.
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I don't believe in the school of hard knocks, although I've had them. All that stuff about whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger is so not true. Do you know what makes you stronger? When people treat you and your art with dignity.
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My father really told me, seriously, if you want something, you can have it, but you may have to work harder than anyone else around you.
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I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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I'm not going to just say nice things about everybody unless I mean it.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.
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I'm one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry aren't behind us. They're actually ahead of us.
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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 not super, super religious. If this is okay to say, I'm more culturally Jewish.
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I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
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There are, then, these three means of effecting persuasion. The man who is to be in command of them must, it is clear, be able to reason logically, to understand human character and goodness in their various forms, and to understand the emotions--that is, to name them and describe them, to know their causes and the way in which they are excited.
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It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job othe than at one's best ability.
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I think also there's no question that Lincoln has been diluted down through history in some way, almost by becoming as iconic as he is, in a way he's become diluted.
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Religious poetry, civic poetry, lyric or dramatic poetry are all categories of man's expression which are valid only if the endorsement of formal content is valid.
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To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism and religious dogmas.
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I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.
