Zoe Saldana (Zoe Saldana-Perego) Quotes
I just want to be a part of great stories, whether I'm part of an amazing ensemble cast or I'm leading it or the antagonist or whatever.
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I knew I didn't want to make a country record just because that's not really what I would have ever made as a solo artist.
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What's great about stand-up is that you can say whatever you want and go around the country, and sometimes the world, and work on it and see how people react. You don't need Standards & Practices or notes from lawyers or producers to tell you what's funny.
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I've always respected and appreciated Punk, but we never really hung out. We came from the same route, but we didn't necessarily hang out in the same circles. I've always had a great appreciation and respect for his hard work.
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In bitter almond oil, like in a great number of other substances that previously had been counted among the 'aromatic compounds' on behalf of their strong smell, a derivative of benzene is present. The special properties of benzene and its derivatives are caused by the typical arrangement of their carbon atoms.
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Never met Levinson. Ever. He directed those American Express spots for us for Seinfeld, and I was off on some guest spot that I didn't even want to do... and I got talked into doing it.
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Every time I got 'Amazing Spider-Man' or 'Fantastic Four' or another book firmly on the rails, we got pulled into some big event book or crossover and it cost momentum and messed badly with the pacing and structure of the book.
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When you want something very dearly, you make the time.
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When you spend a lot of money on one player, you want him to prove himself, but the way football works, one day you can be good, the next you can be bad, and the next after that, you can be very bad. I have come to Manchester City to work very hard and to help my friends make Manchester City great.
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I definitely don't want to do drama. I'm not looking to branch out into that world.
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The great photographers of life - like Diane Arbus and Walker Evans and Robert Frank - all must have had some special quality: a personality of nurturing and non-judgment that frees the subjects to reveal their most intimate reality. It really is what makes a great photographer, every bit as much as understanding composition and lighting.
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I want to know that I gave my 100 percent, and even if it doesn't work, you know that you gave everything, and you don't have to look at it and say... I could have gave more - that would break my heart.
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I want to play in as many theatres as possible, work with as many brilliant people as possible, but definitely do a new play.
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I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward.
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If haters or whatever want to find you - I mean, some of them are so tenacious. You want to hire them to work for you. They're very, very savvy in terms of how they find you and get to you.
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency.
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My parents armed me with an amazing sense of humor, and it's what you need when, well, it's what anyone needs in this world.
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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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We want to counter the idea that Muslims and non-Muslims can't live together. This is not who we are or who we want to be.
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It's great when you find somebody you're compatible with, but I'm really into separate bedrooms. You live your life and I live mine.
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My dad was a musician who went to Berklee, and he made me learn piano when I was five.
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I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention.
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Action films don't speak to me, because that's not my skill set. I also have a lot of stipulations about stories I don't want to perpetuate, ones that bring me down or make me feel like life's not worth living.
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My whole life is about winning. I don't lose often. I almost never lose.
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I just want to be a part of great stories, whether I'm part of an amazing ensemble cast or I'm leading it or the antagonist or whatever.
