Laura Ziskin Quotes
I describe myself as someone who was always putting on a show, even when I was a little girl. I wanted to be an actress but I liked organizing everybody and putting on plays. I was a producer.
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I won't allow myself to have tremendous fear.
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I suppose Spotify is a good thing. The ads are quite annoying, but a lot of people seem to like it and use it. I don't myself, but it seems like a good idea, and the labels are getting a huge amount of money off it, but the artists aren't, so that must be good for them... but not us.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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I always wanted to be honest with myself and to those who have had faith in me.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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I pride myself on not being run of the mill. I don't want to be your umpteenth Fantine in 'Les Miz.'
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I was 25 years old when I arrived in D.C. It was just myself and two people who worked and helped me in the kitchen. I was only cooking for three people most of the time.
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One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'
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Many fans were surprised when they learned that the little girl in drama 'Stairway To Heaven' was me.
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I always put my boxing first.
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I love C-3PO; I love the girl from 'Ex Machina' - these kind of robots that have so much soul that you feel for them.
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I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.
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I decide immediately if I like a person and if I do, then I'm myself, and if I don't, then I give nothing.
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When I'm home on a break, I lock myself in my room and play guitar. After two or three hours, I start getting into this total meditation. It's a feeling few people experience, and that's usually when I come up with weird stuff. It just flows. I can't force myself. I don't sit down and say I've got to practice.
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I really like all of the characters in 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt, especially Camilla, the one girl. I find her fascinating.
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I used to be really insecure about my self-education. I'm definitely always learning. But there's many ways to learn. There are many, many ways to always be a learner.
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Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.
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I get bored of music really easily, so I always try and make music that makes sense, but then it's just a little bit wrong.
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I've been a 'Doctor Who' fan since I was a wee girl.
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It was as if I were writing letters to hold together the pieces of my crumbling life.
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Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point.
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I love the Grammy nominations this year. Anybody who really loves what they do got rewarded for it. It's not a death match between Ray Charles and Jessica Simpson.
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I describe myself as someone who was always putting on a show, even when I was a little girl. I wanted to be an actress but I liked organizing everybody and putting on plays. I was a producer.
