Madchen Amick Quotes
I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.
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Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.
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Imagination in the child is powerful. Reading and laughter and love are essential in our lives.
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When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I'm falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster.
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At first blush, it seems odd that loser lit books are rejected initially, then go on to be fiercely loved by legions of readers. This apparent contradiction might be due to the fact that if they didn't screw up their lives, most losers would be the kind of power-elite, Type A go-getters whom readers love to hate.
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The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her.
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I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation.
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Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.
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What I want is to try and get across the idea that reading for pleasure is so beneficial. And turn children on who have maybe been switched off reading or never found a love of it in the first place.
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This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in the story, I'll fill in the blanks.
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Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say.
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What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
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As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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I just love playing in major championships.
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I don't like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I'm not battling past 200 other riders.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art.
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Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each include the other, each is enriched by the other.
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Beauty is in the character of a person. It's about having an interesting face and about what's inside. Anyone can take a good picture.
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It has been said that a nation reveals its character by the values it upholds.
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If you have injuries, it's tough.
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I am a workaholic. I am very restless, and I am always looking for good work. I don't act for the heck of it; I do it because I love it.
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I do love that witches haven't really been explored that much. Usually, witches are the little side character... a bad female character that comes in and leaves.
