Illeana Douglas Quotes
I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.
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Just because you are different does not mean that you have to be rejected.
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I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.
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The weapon of suicide bombing is so desperate that you aren't even left with the possibility of taking revenge or punishing anyone; the terrorist is killed along with his victims, his blood mixing with theirs.
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There are at least two retrospectives of my work each year in some country.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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I was never the girl who tore pictures out of wedding magazines.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it.
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The cause of our difficulties in southeast Asia is not a deficiency of power but an excess of the wrong kind of power which results in a feeling of impotence when it fails to achieve its desired ends.
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I saw Mercury Prize-winners Alt-J for the first time recently, touring their debut album 'An Awesome Wave,' and I'm still riding the high: they're the most musically dynamic and exciting band to have poured tune into my lug holes live since Bellowhead.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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I can hang out with all my boyfriend's friends. I know how to roll with the guys.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed.
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There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able to show the world we deserve independence and freedom.
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Being the world's greatest athlete just does not get it done on the golf course.
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Sometimes I only succeed in beating myself to death.
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Originally, 'The Monster' started out as this indie, Florence And The Machine, tribal-y, almost Spanish-esque dance record.
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It's amazing how good getting up and moving makes you feel.
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I'm very honest about the things I struggle with and I need to work on to survive as a solo artist.
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I love sketch comedy. My real goal is to do something with Albert Brooks. That would be my fantasy. I stay up night and day thinking up stuff he might find funny.
