Tanya Fischer Quotes
You get callbacks, and they either give it to what they call a 'name' performer, or they decide to go in an entirely different direction.
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I don't believe in endorsing a product that you don't want to endorse.
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It's hard to generalize, because they're all different. When I started, I decided to take as much advantage as I could of the freedom offered by the SF field.
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Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedy long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any.
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When I look in the mirror, I don't see a person who's made the kind of impact that Mia Hamm made on the game. She's still my idol, the greatest player and the greatest teammate. She achieved so much in so many different ways. What she did for women's soccer can't be measured.
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Some people are instantly brilliant. The Kenneth Branaghs of this world are ready-formed actors at 23 - he has used his success in lots of different ways - but there are people out there for whom acting is: 'Ooh, I can get on the telly and be famous.'
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I tried for years to get an agent because I was told you needed an agent. The agent-hunting process was grim indeed.
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When you write as a woman, there's this feeling there's going to be a softness.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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Every time you make a guess of what a judge is going to do... you're wrong, so I try to stay away from that.
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Any trend that is developed too fast and is disposed right away is not going to have a lasting impression on the culture, you know?
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Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.
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Never jeopardize who you are for a role. Now, I'm not saying you should never change for a role, because the fun of being different characters is adapting different nuances and different parts of the character, but never jeopardize your moral compass or anything like that to have a role.
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Everywhere you hang your hat is home. Home is the bright cave under the hat.
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See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.
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If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
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There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.
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For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen.
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We must lead in a different way... We must have an active president, who gives strong direction and works with the government for its implementation.
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Just as I am working hard to adjust to a new level, someone comes along and asks me to move up again. I'm not complaining about it; I just get on with trying to make sure I don't let anyone down. Training with England is just a different gravy again. Movement-wise, finishing-wise, you can learn such a lot from watching the very best in action.
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It's crazy, it's different. It's what I wanted, but it's different. It's not exactly what I wanted, you know what I mean? If you become an actor you want to be a successful actor; but with success comes a lot of things. Some of it's great! It's great to be able to pay your rent from the work that you do.
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I think I was just lucky to be brought up in a very musical family. My two older brothers were, and still are, very musical and very creative, and music was a big part of my life from a very young age, so it is quite natural for me to become involved in music in the way that I did.
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Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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You get callbacks, and they either give it to what they call a 'name' performer, or they decide to go in an entirely different direction.
