Patricia Clarkson Quotes
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Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.
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I made all my generals out of mud.
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I try to avoid saying 'fantastic' too often and 'obviously' is a dangerous word for all broadcasters.
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French 'Vogue' was always a photographer's magazine.
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Our presence in Afghanistan is not worth the price of any more American lives or treasure.
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I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor; we have a per capita income that is extremely low.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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I've had to fight for roles and I've lost a hundred roles, but 'Smoking' and 'Smith' were phone calls. That's the dream.
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There is not a more repulsive spectacle than on old man who will not forsake the world, which has already forsaken him.
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Limitlessness is important for me; I want to be able to use every opportunity to push me forward onto the next thing.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.
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What I'd like to pass on to my children is the thirst for knowledge. It's something I experience every day that I learned from my father. He always taught me that no matter how long you've done something, you can always learn something new and be better at what you do.
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I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
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I think it's important for an actor to see the work they've done because every time you revisit a work you come up with a new way of improving it. It's a good way to brush up your craft and your skills, so I think it's a good thing to do, keep seeing your films.
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Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don't know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy.
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I am a night owl. I always have been... and I'd like to think I always will be, although surely having children will put a stop to my nightly affairs with myself.
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Some men have a necessity to be mean, as if they were exercising a faculty which they had to partially neglect since early childhood.
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My expectations are not in any future event. I would rather just be prepared for whatever might take place.
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All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen.
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I have opposed the Communist cold war line ever since, both by public utterance and by private help to trade unionists breaking free from the Communist influence.
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We should treat all the trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.
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A lot of my characters are anti-heroes that became heroes.
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I don't like a lot of rehearsing.
