Tallulah Bankhead Quotes
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If you're in a hit movie, it's good to be in another hit movie straight away.
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If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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Human beings love stories because they safely show us beginnings, middles and ends.
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I tend not to wear ties very often. I'm usually in old stuff: Hermes or Marc Jacobs boots and jeans and a T-shirt and a leather jacket or a jean jacket.
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The main thing that I learned from my horrible job experiences was how horrible they were.
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Politics has got too personal, too nasty, in Britain, as it has in America.
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Urfa chillies are a Turkish variety that are mild on heat but big on aroma. They're sweet, smoky, a lovely dark red, and go with just about anything.
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I don't think about my fame very much.
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Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext.
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I really thank my parents for giving me the good sense to not get into anything wrong. There are many people around who like controversies, and I actually wonder how do they do it. I don't have the courage to get into controversies. There are people who love it; I find it silly.
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I'm guilty of eating Magnum bars before I go to sleep at night.
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Do you know that people fall in love in war and go to school and go to factories and hospitals and get divorced and go dancing and go playing and live life?
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
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I think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. So I can't say on one particular thing, so I'll just name them all. I'll be the jack of all trades and hopefully decent at one of them.
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Beijing, much as it has done with Hong Kong, persists in equating 'people power' with instability.
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To choose ways of not acting was ever the concern and scruple of my life.
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More than half the world's largest 100 economies are corporations. They have no loyalties to place or citizens.
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History rarely repeats itself, but its echoes never go away.
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I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.
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It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever appeared before a camera.
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Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many. One thing about our country that is constant is cricket. The smile it brought to people's faces was the thing I shall always remember. It reminded me, reminded all of us, of our importance to the lives of the Indian people less lucky than we are.
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Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in the forward spot. I'd love to see some of today's greats playing against Elgin. They couldn't guard him. Nobody could.
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Here's a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once.
