Oona Chaplin Quotes
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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As with the onset of sudden celebrity, for the newly rich, the world often becomes a darker, narrower, less generous place; a paradox that elicits scant sympathy, but is nonetheless true.
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.
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You can only learn by opening yourself up to engage with different sources of information. How can you learn something if you never see it, read it, or hear it?
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I want to be judged on my own merits.
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.
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Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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I recognize myself to be an intensely naive person. Most novelists are, despite frequent pretensions to deep socio-political insight.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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I would wear entirely one color: tutus, furry pants. It was totally outrageous. My family was deeply embarrassed to be seen with me.
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Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive.
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We can all tend to get caught up in the complications of life that we create; we live life for other people. It's a harrowing moment when you're confronted with an end, and you have to make the choice to live your life for you.
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I come from a working-class family of seven children.
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The average man finds life very uninteresting as it is. And I think the reason why is that he is always waiting for something to happen to him instead of setting to work to make things happen
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I was a waitress for six years in New York. I actually got fascinated to see how fast and how good a waitress I could be. I was doing it, so I tried to do it as well as I could.
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I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.
