Patricia Clarkson Quotes
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The trouble with making music as a job is that I have no outside interests. All I can do to wind down is go to sleep.
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I caught the acting bug from my dad.
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I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped.
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What goes for sex goes double for politics.
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As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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I've wanted to write comics ever since I figured out it was a job.
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I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.
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People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.
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I still have a fear of theater. I don't know if I will manage that. I used to do it. I developed a bit of a phobia. It's not a real phobia. I can go in and watch.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes.
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I have worked hard and learnt that I have to make a decision - whether I am going to conform and protect myself or not. I chose not to.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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People are everything in education, just as in the corporate world.
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I've never had an audition like that before. They don't let you know about anything on 'Mad Men,' because it's a spoiler for everybody. I thought I was on the right track when I was cracking everybody up.
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Serbia did not want to recognize our country in a peaceful way, so that is why they wanted to destroy us. All our efforts to find a peaceful solution were impossible. In order to save the people, NATO had to intervene.
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Everyone always says, 'When you look at a boy band, one of them has to be gay.' No, they don't.
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Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.
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The quality of TV, I think, is at an all-time high. The problem with it is the way that we end up consuming it - generally a cable box. A satellite receiver is, to me, nothing more than a glorified VCR.
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The real voice is stiller and smaller and seems to know, without confusion, the difference between right and wrong and the subtle delineation between the beautiful and profane. It's not an agitated voice, but ever patient as though it approves a million false starts. The voice I am talking about is a deep water of calming wisdom.
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I am just happy that I have children. I don't care what they want to do!
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I think the best comedic actors don't play it for comedy, they play it for reality. Then you find it funny because it's real. Playing the genre is the worst thing you can do - it's embarrassing.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
