Rita Dove Quotes
I loved to write when I was a child. I wrote, but I always thought it was something that you did as a child, then you put away childish things.
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The world at large doesn't always make sense to me, and there are safe havens. Linda Manz in 'Out of the Blue' is one of them.
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I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that really, really turns me on.
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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England is a nation of shopkeepers.
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Society is the body; individuals are its members, its limbs. Just as the various limbs help and co-operate with one another and thus are happy, so each must unite with others in being helpful to all in thought, speech and action... One may see to the good of one's own group, i.e., the group that is immediate to him, and then proceed to others.
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My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.
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I think you're lucky if you discover what you really love at a young age. College wasn't something I was going to do. I wanted to keep acting, and I didn't want to go to New York or California and pound the pavement.
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The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.
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Being multi-disciplined is always a good thing.
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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I loved the DOS games, Super Nintendo. And I have a very addictive personality, so I recognize now that I just can't engage in that kind of stuff because I'll never stop. So I no longer play any games.
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I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible.
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One nice thing about making jokes is that you don't have to prove them.
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My agent called me up and said, 'There is a tremendous female lead in the new 'Star Wars' film, and I think you're really going to like it.' The opportunity to play someone determined, who's trying to find her skills as a leader; to be in a fantasy movie; to be able to do a leading female role in a film of that scale - that's very, very rare.
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After graduating in 1973 I went into the programming field.
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When you have your best stuff, it's a lot easier to pitch.
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I don't take on a fight just for a fight. I don't tilt at windmills.
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It's much better to wreak havoc on a show and be a maniac than promote myself. Plugs and anecdotes aren't really in line with my beliefs. Besides, if someone sees me on a morning show and thinks, 'That's not funny; this guy is crazy,' then I don't want them to come to the show anyway.
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Being a typical Briton, I love my home comforts and always try and find an English pub where I can tuck into some traditional English food, accompanied by a nice pint. Fortunately, I haven't been ill with food poisoning or anything like that, which is quite surprising considering how many different types of food I eat when I'm travelling.
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Why not a space flower? Why do we always expect metal ships?
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Man must be disappointed with the lesser things of life before he can comprehend the full value of the greater.
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My dad is an excellent grandfather. He loves kids. He loves to kiss them to death.
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You always have to avoid working for the sake of putting yourself out there.
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I loved to write when I was a child. I wrote, but I always thought it was something that you did as a child, then you put away childish things.
