Madchen Amick Quotes
My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.
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I've fallen victim to worrying about what everybody thinks. It's never going to be that everyone is happy. You just gotta know what you like and go with it.
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I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.
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Stereotypes lose their power when the world is found to be more complex than the stereotype would suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype, then it begins to fall apart.
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What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.
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In a movie, you have to be mindful that no budget is going to be able to deal with running around the globe at every whim of the writer.
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I spent ten years riding motorcycles.
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For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.
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The Technion didn't teach students how to open a start-up.
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I've been a big astrophysics nut since I was 12. I have always had a real soft spot for the bizarreness of quantum mechanics. But I gave up on being a scientist in high school - I'm just not that good at math.
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I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!
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Little islands of human happiness, peace, and prosperity are so exceptional at this point in history that I'm not even sure we can draw lessons from them.
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
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While 'Precious' isn't a real person, it's someone's story, and it's too many peoples' story.
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My style is a part of my music. You can't be an artist and not put any thought or effort into the way you appear.
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I think my parents had in mind that I would settle down at quite a young age, but I decided that being a housewife in a big country house wasn't for me.
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The Bible says, 'Where there is no vision, the people perish.' Have you a vision? And are you undeviatingly pressing and pushing toward its accomplishment? Dreaming alone will not get you there. Mix your dreams with determination and action.
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When you are balanced and when you listen and attend to the needs of your body, mind, and spirit, your natural beauty comes out.
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My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules.
