David Belasco Quotes
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In the fall of 1943 we brought home our second son, whom we named Alexander.
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It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation.
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I am very lucky to be surrounded and guided by an incredible support team comprised of my family and agents.
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Crawford washed her hands a lot. She washed her arms all the way up past her elbows. She just couldn't get enough done in that direction. She was compulsive about being clean, clean, clean!
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Man's idea of God, and a God's collusion, is an essential part of the equation to wage war.
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We must become more comfortable with probability and uncertainty.
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Fortunately for me, it's my most favorite drill, and that is finishing. However, from a young age, soccer players in this country are not taught how to properly finish, and I think you see that through the professional ranks, that we don't have that killer instinct of the forwards from other countries.
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I met my agent when I was 10 years old on a family skiing vacation. He asked if I was interested in acting, and I had been doing school plays. A couple of years later, I called him up, and I started auditioning.
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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.
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Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.
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Although some secrecy is odious, some is essential just to preserve our sense of self.
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Archery is not a sport for everyone. The equipment costs a lot, and it is not easy for everyone to find a place to play. It is perhaps similar to golf, but of course there are more golf courses than archery fields.
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A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.
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People always ask me, 'Is there a rivalry between the Nickelodeon and Disney stars? Do you guys hate each other?' Like everyone has to be on one team. If you're a Selena Gomez fan, you can't be a Victoria Justice fan. We're both half-Latin, and people put us in the same category.
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I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?
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Seriously, I do a lot of yoga, so I'm in control of my body.
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I'm neither a millennial nor a hipster.
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I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of the greatest dancers of all time - with Gene Kelly and John Travolta.
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Marriage always demands the greatest understanding of the art of insincerity possible between two human beings.
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I was just making music in my bedroom. I never wanted to be onstage.
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Without rebuilding the confidence between parties, you will never succeed.
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Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
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I remember telling the agent, 'I don't want to do anything but Broadway.' She was like, 'That's not really possible because there is not that much Broadway. So I'll send you out on TV and stuff like that.'
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Up is never where you are now.
