Elizabeth Scott Quotes
My full name is Lauren Lee Smith. Of all the names I could have been given, that's the one I got. Lauren Lee Smith. It has all the personality of a toaster.
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Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent.
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We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion.
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You see movie stars advertising all sorts of things today for whatever reason. And it may be that it affords them the luxury to do smaller movies or to go and do a play. Because, otherwise, you have to keep doing movies where you get paid millions and millions of dollars to maintain a certain lifestyle.
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Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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I find a lot of young filmmakers make too much of an effort to be trendy and they can be pretentious.
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Those convinced against their will are of the same opinion still.
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Actually, the language in Shakespeare is wonderfully musical. You need to hear the music to connect with the words.
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I used to be able to think. My brain's circuits were all connected, and I had spark, a quickness of mind that let me function well in the world.
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The whole concept of witches was that women were speaking up for themselves and fighting for their rights. The whole concept of witchcraft came into play to hold down women and women's empowerment.
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Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer.
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Human beings are very complex creatures. This desire, this greed, this love is very complex.
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Well, thank you and that's for them, but for me, I want to look back at a body of work where when you do the research and you explore the psyche of a character, where she's been, where she is and where she's going.
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After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty.
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I don't think there's something inherently irreligious about comics.
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Tolerance is another word for indifference.
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Everyone who's serious about what they're doing must be in constant motion forward.
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It just so happens that my oldest and best friend is Bob James, the Grammy-winning great jazz pianist!
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One of the points about distractions is that everything that they do is destabilizing.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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Are you reading?" I say. It's not that I don't think Finn can read or anything, but it's just - well, not what I expected to see. I figured Finn spent his time doing whatever it is guys who aren't Josh do when they aren't in school. Burping, or something. "Try not to look so surprised," Finn says. "I read. I can count to ten. Sometimes I can even spell my own name.
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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My full name is Lauren Lee Smith. Of all the names I could have been given, that's the one I got. Lauren Lee Smith. It has all the personality of a toaster.
