Tamzin Merchant Quotes
People say never work with children and animals. I actually like working with Oliver Bell, and working with a rat really opens possibilities to you because you don't know how it's going to be. It's just a rat, so you can just react to this rat being a rat, if that makes sense.
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I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well.
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We have to change the kind of free trade deals we sign. We would have to change the absolutely central role of frenetic consumption in our culture. We would have to change the role of money in politics and our political system.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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In the 1990s, it's OK to do comedy about the Chernobyl disaster or the Space Shuttle blowing up. It's acceptable to ridicule the Pope or the President of the United States, but God forbid you do a joke... about gays. The gay community is the last sacred cow in this society.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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Oh, I'm quite the impulse buyer. Most of what I buy is stuff for my Jeep, 'cause it breaks down a lot.
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When you're with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you're with the national team, it's a little different because you might not play for three or four months at a time. Things change constantly.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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When you're bad in the NBA, you're in the lottery. When you're great in college, you get multiple lottery picks.
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The biggest kick I get is to communicate with those who are exiled from the game - in hospitals, homes, prisons - those who have seldom seen a game, who can't travel to a game, those who are blind.
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Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
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Horseback riding is my passion. Other than work. People can't imagine me getting dirty, but that's what I love about it.
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I listen to music almost any time I'm not sleeping, 'hanging out' with specific people, or showering.
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I try to keep away from being big-headed. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their lives.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.
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When I was younger, I didn't read that much. I was more interested in film and music. Now I'm curious. I want to know what it's all about.
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I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like you're failing or that you're doing it wrong.
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I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.
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Some goals you just never really think about trying to achieve because they just seem so out of reach.
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In the life of a director - these days in particular - when it really does take so long to do a movie, with a few exceptions, actors may never work with a director again, even if they're great friends.
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People say never work with children and animals. I actually like working with Oliver Bell, and working with a rat really opens possibilities to you because you don't know how it's going to be. It's just a rat, so you can just react to this rat being a rat, if that makes sense.
