Charlie Jane Anders Quotes
Listen to yourself, hear your own footsteps, your breaths, your heartbeats, oh, how many rhythms you make as you come and go! you are an orchestra.
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Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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The very important thing you should have is patience.
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If you're human, you've had phases in your life when things are in flux.
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You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind.
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You can't try to be authentic. You either are or you aren't.
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I guess when I first started speaking with an American accent, there's a tendency to create a caricature of the accent because you just exaggerate the pieces that stand out to you.
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Commit yourself to a mighty purpose.
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I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
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That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
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You can't take sides when you know the earth is round.
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When you have a half slice of chocolate pie, it's as if you owe yourself the other half - what's known in medical circles as a 'caloric deficit.'
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There are ogres and black beasts out there; you have to be constantly on guard.
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Attraction is what happens between you. It's not universal. And it's not conventional. And thank God for that.
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When you're a dancer who is injured, you are at the bottom of the food chain. We are so replaceable.
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In stand-up it really helps to play yourself and talk about your own feelings. You cannot fail to be original if you're just talking about what you think about X, Y and Z. Unless you've got a twin brother who's also a stand-up.
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If your investing approach requires that you become Nostradamus to succeed, then you are destined to fail.
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Be yourself. And every person is unique.
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"Listen." There's so much to be heard.
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I like the lasso of truth. There is something so beautiful about the fact that people have to tell the truth when they have the lasso around them. And it's not too violent.
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If I had my life to live all over again, I really think I would have been a fit person. Looking around me, I realise that the men and women who walked and ran and swam and played sport look better and feel better than the rest of us.
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I start out giving characters archetypes and parameters. Once I know the basics and have a rudimentary model, it's easier to carve unique curves and edges. It's quite easy to guess how a character is going to react if you know their background, and at a certain point, you realize you understand them personally.
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It's really exciting to be able to represent the cruiserweights and go to Monday Night Raw. I grew up watching Monday Night Raw, and it's really a big dream of mine to perform on that stage.
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Listen to yourself, hear your own footsteps, your breaths, your heartbeats, oh, how many rhythms you make as you come and go! you are an orchestra.
