Fiona Apple Quotes
For me, the best times are always going to be the most intense, the ones with the highest highs and the lowest lows.
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Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was very useful.
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Having an understanding of what's possible also makes me redouble my efforts to fight those who stand in the way of doing the things that my constituents and the country would want to get done.
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I'm never nervous about being vulnerable with my songwriting because my favorite artists are ones that are vulnerable. I want people to feel like they know me.
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I'm fighting hard to make the world a better place, and you can, too. Get involved with your community, be a leader, set an example, be passionate, be your best.
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I think with girlfriends, you always want your girlfriends to make the decisions for themselves, not based on a boy, not based on anything other than, 'Is this what you want?' Is this you know what you want to do?' And that's real support to me.
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Well if somebody's giving me a script, I'll consider it. But it's not something I'm chasing.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me.
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The first 'D' is to dream: dream big - not for yourself, but for the country and for the world. The second 'D' is to discover: discover your full potential and the opportunities that surround you; and the third 'D' is to do. 'Do' means to act on your dreams and make best use of the opportunities you have discovered.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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Journalists always explain that people are mad at them because they tell the truth, which is often unpleasant or uncomfortable to hear. However, they fail in situations where there is more than one truth.
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My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger people live longer than their parents. And they know more. My dad used to tell me he ate the hog from his rooter to his tooter. So do I when I'm not trying to lose weight.
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The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me.
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The Russo brothers are the best people ever, and they cast me in 'Happy Endings.' I did text Joe Russo to say, 'I don't think my character dies, so if you need a local news cameraman to show up in 'Captain America 2'... I know it doesn't make sense, but just hear me out on this!' He was really cool about it and turned me down right away.
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I've been working for many years and I think I've managed to work with some of the best people in the business, which has been rewarding and an apprenticeship.
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Characters who don't suffer have no interest to me.
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There are some seminal things that happened in the '70s for me: Billy Joel and Jackson 5.
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I have never felt anchored when it comes to fashion. I've always had to depend on a stylist helping me to figure it out.
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I love doing impressions of politicians because the task is always to imagine the private lives of these people whose job it is to project an image of staunch, unflinching leadership and grace, and that's just not how human beings, in their heart of hearts, work.
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In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
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To what extent has each one of us contributed to the rise in violence and hatred?
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You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.
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For me, the best times are always going to be the most intense, the ones with the highest highs and the lowest lows.
