Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.
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I'm such a happy, easygoing person.
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No religion makes more use of color than Hinduism, with its blue-skinned gods and peony-lipped goddesses, and even the spring festival of Holi is focused on color: Boys squirt arcs of dyed water on passersby or dump powder, all violently hued, on their marks.
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Hollywood can be a really tough environment for anyone trying to make a living. Unfortunately for actors of color, namely Asian Americans, opportunities have been and remain substantially limited. One place this is not the case is on 'Hawaii Five-0,' where we have three Asian American series regulars and a landscape rich with diversity.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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I've always thought that a good book should be either the entry point inward, to learn about yourself, or a door outward, to open you up to new worlds.
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There were very, very large sums of money that I made when I was very young - 15 million published works and a great many successful movies don't make nothin'.
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A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.
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There's such a preoccupation with liquidity and such an unwillingness to invest beyond the horizon of the next quarter and making sure that the CEOs hit their quarterly earnings.
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I love the process of acting, and to turn your passion into a career is the biggest gift.
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You wear fur, it's like you trying to be something you not. You get fur, you can spend the same money on like, 30 jackets.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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I don't want to know movie directors. I don't want to be close to them. I don't want to interfere with their work. I don't want them to interfere with mine.
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I am a bit prudish, I think. It's hard for me to write about sex, and I don't really care to read about it, either.
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I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.
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I need my fill of Indian home cooking.
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I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct.
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I don't ever feel like the cool kid at the party, ever. It's like, 'Smile and be nice to everybody, because you were not invited to be here.'
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To be an ideal guest, stay at home.
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I am sure it does not hurt that Mitt Romney is my dad. I'm sure it's opened a lot of doors for me. But I think I've been pretty effective once I've gotten through the door at doing a pretty good job.
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I like to run a lot. I like to chase the ball.
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Danger plus survival equals fun. -From A Work in Progress
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I tried taking a year off when Pedro was a toddler because I really wanted to be around, but it wasn't good for any of us.
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It's Survival of Them Who's Best at Nicking Things, girl!
