Carrie Coon (Carrie Alexandra Coon) Quotes
It's often women who are writing leading roles for women. Most of the stuff that comes my way is not actually about women. I'm just asked to be a supporting player in a story about a man, and I, frankly, was not interested in doing that.
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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I want to be a real artist to consumers. I want to be the real thing for them.
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I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I'm thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can't wait to welcome my son.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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Before mobile phones, I used to call my parents from a phone box and reverse the charges.
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The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that.
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Playing this game, you cannot have nothing holding you back. If you're thinking, you're wrong automatically.
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Let's just say I decided that while my son is young I don't want to do projects that would take me away for months.
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I don't try to be sexy, but I do want to look as good as I can.
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I'm the biggest music lover in the world. I mean, I have seen everybody. I went on tour with Michael Jackson and the Jacksons four or five times.
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If we go to the 1940s, Nazi Germany - look, we saw it in Britain. Neville Chamberlain told the British people: Accept the Nazis. Yes, they will dominate the continent of Europe, but that is not our problem. Let's appease them. Why? Because it can't be done. We cannot possibly stand against them.
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The name Jack was given by an American tourist.
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Our songs all carry the same way.
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But working with Dre, I grew up with his music, so I'm still like more a fan.
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Our society is not perfect and this will come as no surprise to many of you.
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When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.
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There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that other sports are strongly lobbying to be included.
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You need the right people to kind of help make these things real.
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What we committed in the Indies stands out among the most unpardonable offenses ever committed against God and mankind and this trade in Indian slaves as one of the most unjust, evil, and cruel among them.
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I love writing.
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Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in 'Black Mask' magazine during the Twenties and Thirties. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler learnt their craft and developed a distinct literary style and attitude toward the modern world.
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If you keep saying two plus two equals five over and over again, then that is what people are going to think. Maybe it does equal five if we keep changing the definition of what's normal and what's right and what's wrong.
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It's often women who are writing leading roles for women. Most of the stuff that comes my way is not actually about women. I'm just asked to be a supporting player in a story about a man, and I, frankly, was not interested in doing that.
