Claire Shipman Quotes
Valuing time with your family does not mean you've lost your ambition. Define success for yourself.
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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'
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I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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I was poor. When you're poor you work, and when you're rich you expect somebody to hand it to you. So I think being reasonably poor is very good for people.
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I think I had the most fun making a movie with 'Dedication,' just because you knew that it was a passion project for everyone involved. We had X amount of days to shoot New York in the cold. No trailers. Just sort of kind of doing it guerilla style in a way.
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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so.
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I'm sponsored by Audi, so I have this rather lovely rather arrangement where they just insist that I'm always in the latest model.
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I've got so many clothes; I can dress in any style.
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My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.
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I'm not a big fan of watching my matches.
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I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.
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Sure, I have a lot of friends that are actors. Just because I guess I run into a lot of actors in my work.
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I know that I'm a bit of a snob now, because 'The Lover' put me up here and I just don't want to accept anything less than that. I don't see why I should.
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There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews.
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The term 'geek' for me is like you having a passion, interest in something that is unabashed and you don't care if people think it's not cool. You think it's cool and that's your thing.
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Your family can keep you grounded, make you keep things real.
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Valuing time with your family does not mean you've lost your ambition. Define success for yourself.
