Uzo Aduba Quotes
My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
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I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
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Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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What our children have to fear is not the cars on the highways of tomorrow but our own pleasure in calculating the most elegant parameters of their deaths.
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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If I were president, I am not sure that I would offer Ed Rendell the job of chief of staff.
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Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
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When I'm making a film, I'm obsessive about what I do, and I get totally into it. That's all I'm eating, breathing, living at that moment.
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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You can't, no matter what anyone says, build a movie around someone.
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Everyone should play their role in tearing down the wall of hatred.
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It's not comfortable for me to write about my family. I'm not comfortable writing about me.
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I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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Playing a real-life character is a challenge and a huge responsibility.
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I'm normally late, so I just kind of throw on the sort of thing that's at hand. And then I'll go through phases of wearing the same thing again and again and again - and my wardrobe is mainly about black and white, so it goes together. I'll play with certain elements, but I don't really think about it too much.
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When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.
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My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
