Cynthia Lord Quotes
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I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.
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I grew up taking care of the pigs. I love this country that, you know, somebody can do something like that.
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It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.
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I've had meetings with Fidel Castro. I've had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I've had meetings with other dictators. I've met with the Butcher of Beijing. You know, I think it's important to hear, you know, each other's perspective.
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But I notice that there is a lack of darkness in my movies and I don't know where that comes from.
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The same way that some people can play the piano, I can do plots! They just come!
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Practicing is not normally fun. Sometimes people say they're practicing, but they're really just enjoying themselves and the instrument. That's not real practice.
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I love to dance, and sing - in the shower, not in public. I'm too old to go raving, but my fondest memories are of that kind of thing - dancing, with lots of people, outside if possible.
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When you're working well, you don't do research. Whatever you need comes to you.
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People do more important jobs than acting in film that should be recognised, but for some reason it's big money, so people are elevated in status. If I was a bus driver, I'm sure you wouldn't be interviewing me.
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I love working closely with people.
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The soul is your innermost being. The presence that you are beyond form. The consciousness that you are beyond form, that is the soul. That is who you are in essence.
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I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.
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People were saying, 'He's worth £32m? He tried a back-heel and fell over!' Even I laughed. In my head, I said, 'OK, you've seen the bad side, now come see the good side'.
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There are people who are profoundly mentally ill. But we now have a very weird perspective on mental illness and what it means. I do think that people are overmedicated.
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People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.
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You turn hotdogs with tongs. Don't you ever use those tongs on a hamburger.
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I think NASCAR's coming to Canada now so it'll take on a whole new relevance. Be afraid.
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I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi.
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My family has always called me 'Lay Lay,' and my dad used to always call me 'Dynamite Termite' because I was really short and small and I hated to be still. I would never stop.
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The reason why I hate working in theatre is the tedium of memorisation. But once that is done, then you feast on this never-ending meal. If you play it correctly, every night is fraught with very high stakes that are very difficult to find in everyday life.
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My favourite comedian, of course, is Tim Conway. He has a way about him - being that belly-laugh kind of funny, and he has the improvisational skills, too. I've never seen anybody better.
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I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.
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Some people think they know who you are, when really they don't.
