Victoria Abril Quotes
When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your face, it was torture.
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Do your eye shadow first, then your foundation. That way, you can clean up any mess without starting all over again.
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Once you're signed to a label you compromise.
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It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It's dramatic, it's interesting, and I think it's something we can all identify with to a degree.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
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I would bump A Tribe Called Quest in my car all day.
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The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.
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The one thing you can ask, I think, is that actors get paid a living wage. I would like it if all the repertory theatres that currently exist could do that. It would make a huge difference.
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A reality that is electronic... Once everybody's got a computer terminal in their home, to satisfy all their needs, all the domestic needs, there'll be a dismantling of the present broadcasting structure, which is far too limited and limiting.
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I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived.
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I'm not desperately looking for a man, but I'm sure one of these days, I'll find my Mr. Right.
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I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine.
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I hate recording all the shows for the week in one day, because I want to be able to mention current events and pop culture. If Madonna punches Britney in the face today, I want to reference that on 'Wine Library TV' tomorrow. Monday's episode is always the best, because it's hot off the press.
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Unending was the stream, unending the misery, unending the sorrow.
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Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
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I don't like messing up. I think that's just a part of my personality. I don't like to mess up or do anything wrong. When I'm in gymnastics, I like to see my hit percent as high as possible.
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I have a very pragmatic approach to diets. Ones you can't stick to don't do you any good. Some people say, 'Just eat half of what's on your plate,' but I can't do that!
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I have often said China is not lacking in material resources. The question is whether we can make full and good use of them.
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When I was young, my mother would not let me get my ears pierced because I used to get into too many fights.
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Without bread all is misery.
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My character in 'Mr. Holland's Opus' was kind of coming of age, learning about a world that was opening up to her.
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When a place comes across vividly in a novel, it's often compared to a character. I can remember writing teachers who encouraged me to treat setting as if it were a character, to give it three dimensions, to make it come alive, jump off the page.
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When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your face, it was torture.
