Becki Newton Quotes
In N.Y.C., I auditioned for mostly 'quirky friend' roles. Since casting directors in L.A. lacked a preconceived notion of me, I was able to reinvent my type a bit, which was essential in booking the role of Amanda on 'Ugly Betty.' I don't believe I would have auditioned for that role in N.Y.
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Experience, already reduced to a group of impressions, is ringed round for each one of us by that thick wall of personality through which no real voice has ever pierced on its way to us, or from us to that which we can only conjecture to be without.
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Dumped? Fired? Scorned? Humiliated? Totally pissed off? If so, I've got great news! You might be on your way to living your best life ever - if you consciously choose to channel this pain into fuel - and use it to motivate yourself to become your highest potential self!
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I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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We think of feminism as an academic subject, but it's not. If you think feminism is academic, you think there's a right or wrong.
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One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.
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I have self-actualized. Pardon me whilst I adjust my glowing halo.
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All the energy, all the pain, sweat and tears that go into it, the amount I had to put in to get me to where I had to play, it was more taxing on me physically and mentally than it was good for me.
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I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
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I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.
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I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. It gives me an idea of how I'm navigating this world that I'm in.
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I really don't like going out anymore. I used to love it, but now it's not fun. I'd rather have friends come over and hot have to worry about crazy people taking pictures.
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I do like the research part of writing, I must admit.
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Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle.
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I feel quite safe and isolated in Germany. My wife is very well known there. But I am only looked at when I am holding her hand.
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I want every day to be life for the living, not just traipsing through it existing. I'm just interested in life and the world and exploring.
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I'd prefer to be good, but I'm not always. I struggle.
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You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies.
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I've taken my clothes off enough in my career.
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But I do believe in the paranormal, that there are things our brains just can't understand.
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I never feel with the fashion stuff that it's too fake. If I was a model and had a working part in Fashion Week, then I might feel like that, but I'm just a visitor. I really only walk in and watch the shows and think, 'Maybe I could wear that in a video.' I meet the designer, say hello, and then I go.
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I don't like cooking just for myself; I enjoy feeding other people, particularly outdoors.
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In N.Y.C., I auditioned for mostly 'quirky friend' roles. Since casting directors in L.A. lacked a preconceived notion of me, I was able to reinvent my type a bit, which was essential in booking the role of Amanda on 'Ugly Betty.' I don't believe I would have auditioned for that role in N.Y.
