Shirley Ann Manson Quotes
It is so hard for musicians when they step into acting is they're not coming in as a blank slate, they're coming in with a real set idea of who they are, where they're coming from, what their politics are, what their tastes are.
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It's difficult to talk about, you know, my inadequacies, my inability to stay sober when I'm a relatively bright man and I've had a lot of great blessings and a lot of great opportunities.
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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Carbon's eastern neighbor on the table, nitrogen, dresses up diamonds in pinks, yellows, oranges, and brownish tints known romantically as 'champagne.'
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Clothes have to be simple and comfortable.
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It was in 1969, and I thought, wow, you know, I really didn't want to do a TV series. You know, I had my own act, and I was performing in Vegas and doing all of these exciting things.
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If there's one thing I've learned from traveling, it's that it is definitely more important how you are than where you are. You can say, 'Oh, I hate X city, I hate that country, or I prefer this city,' but it's a little bit up to you to find some kind of happiness.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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There's no safe Republican district. You can run, but you cannot hide.
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Politics and ethics belong to different worlds.
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I'm definitely not a super great guitarist. Ultimately, I just write a lot of love songs.
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There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world.
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If I would have won that Olympic gold medal, I would have gotten a job somewhere coaching at a university, and I would be totally content with my life.
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I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role.
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I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
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If you care about yourself and what you do, you get nervous about it. You just don't take the money and go home.
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I think people think of Oregon as such a granola, hippie kind of a place.
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Because 'Friends' is on Netflix, there's a renewed interest from that... People can call me 'Ben' on the street, and I will turn around.
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Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.
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Relationships or not, I believe that people don't need to know about my life beyond a certain point.
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The day of the press statement has gone.
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I'm the type of guy that feels pressure when I have to order dinner. I'm just that type of guy but that's my fuel. I work well with pressure.
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It is so hard for musicians when they step into acting is they're not coming in as a blank slate, they're coming in with a real set idea of who they are, where they're coming from, what their politics are, what their tastes are.
