Radha Mitchell Quotes
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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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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My own writing has perhaps more of an American flavor than a British one, but that's because the stories I've so far written have needed it. 'Empire State,' 'Seven Wonders' and 'The Age Atomic' are all very place-centric, where the setting itself is almost a character. But there is a universality to story that isn't just limited to science fiction.
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Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.
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How can you have an educated workforce, how do you equal the economic disparities in this country, if you can't make college more affordable for those who are struggling to make it?
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'American Horror Story' is dark, so you shouldn't be expecting too much happiness.
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Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
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If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.
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No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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When did you last have fun being dignified?
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Most of my family doesn't speak English. It's so important for the baby. He's going to know all his American roots, but he also needs to know about his Brazilian side.
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My skin may have wrinkles but it's because I'm smiling so much. That might sound like some terrible American greetings card, but I feel it's immoral for me to castigate my body for getting older, when it does everything I ask of it.
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Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.
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When you take a stand out of deep conviction, people know. They may not even agree, but they ask, 'Do I want someone who is willing to take a hard stand and someone I can trust to do that when the chips are down?' They want that.
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I'm definitely an animal lover, and I stand up for all animals' rights.
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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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I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.
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You need a director, a script, and a role to justify a risk.
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From my intimate discussions with President Obama, it is evident that India figures significantly in American geo-political, economic and strategic thinking. India is the largest democracy in the world.
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I guess if you have an original take on life, or something about you is original, you don't have to study people who came before you. You don't have to mimic anybody. You just have a gut feeling inside, an instinct that tells you what's right for you, and you can't do it in any other way.
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We're having the first computer-generated comic strip in the United States.
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Reality, after all, is what civilization attempts to mitigate.
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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.
