Elizabeth Samet Quotes
The allure of military life and its heroic promise seem indestructible, but nothing threatens the romance of war more effectively than war itself.
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I am born and raised in the Bronx. Where I grew up, it is a really working-class neighborhood and it does give you a really good work ethic.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.
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I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
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TV is starting to become such a collective experience again. People are watching it on their own time, rather than being on a schedule. Netflix offers the easy opportunity to watch as much as you can.
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I am very, very diligent and extremely hard-working.
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I don't mind playing my music live. It's fun. But what my real passion is is writing music.
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We all have to make choices in life.
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I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.
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Everybody knows that Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, a young father to be sure: only thirty at the time of the Constitutional Convention and just turned thirty-eight when he left behind his brilliant career as Secretary of the Treasury.
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I am not a man of etiquette, I don't know manners. I simply call a spade a fucking spade, because that's what it is.
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Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
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GQ: 'Who’ll be the first of the Smiths to die?'M: 'Me. I’ll be shot – probably by one of the ex-Smiths.'
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I was always a little bit afraid because I found out at a very early age that once you make a record, all the mistakes and all the good things are there for eternity.
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When '12 Years a Slave' got that much attention, everyone started to copy that. That story has to be told, but there are a lot more stories to be told than slavery.
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When it comes down to the music, it's just you and the microphone. It's not you and the record execs.
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I am Olympic champion for life, and I have learned to enjoy what that means.
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The truth is the middle class is not only stagnant but it is my fear that, without sustained and focused action, it is at risk of disappearing.
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My father's like - it's as if he was transparent. He's a man of great mystery, whereas apparently N.C. Wyeth was 6-feet, 2-inches tall, with a booming voice. I think that's reflected in their work.
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When I was a baby feminist, leading feminist thinkers were insisting that if women ran the world, there would be no sadism or war.
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The E.U. initially decided to end the isolation of Turkish Cyprus, to balance the accession of Cyprus. But the E.U. has not carried through on its promise.
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It is impossible to remain indifferent to Japanese culture. It is a different civilisation where all you have learnt must be forgotten. It is a great intellectual challenge and a gorgeous sensual experience.
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The allure of military life and its heroic promise seem indestructible, but nothing threatens the romance of war more effectively than war itself.
