Talisa Soto Quotes
As an actor, you look for roles that can constantly challenge you and you can learn from.
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I like a man who looks like a bad boy but knows how to treat a woman like a queen.
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Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
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I had long hair when I was a teenager.
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I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win.
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Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.
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I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
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I grew up poor in India, and there were days when we struggled to find food and other basic necessities. Our mother worked odds and ends jobs to keep the family together and educate us.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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I just throw it out and see what happens. If it sounds and feels right, then I continue.
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I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.
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Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.
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I don't eat red meat.
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Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything.
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Baking is my pastime. I just love creating things. But it's not what I want to do for a living. Acting is what I want to do.
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When I'm in Senegal, I can't just sit in isolation making music. People need my help. And the Senegalese people helped create my music. It comes from the country itself.
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I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.
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Look not at the face, young girl, look at the heart. The heart of a handsome young man is often deformed. There are hearts in which love does not keep. Young girl, the pine is not beautiful; it is not beautiful like the poplar, but it keeps its foliage in winter.
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The clerical work is par for the course. "Keep on file in numerical order" means throw in wastebasket. You'll soon learn the language. "Let it be a challenge to you" means you're stuck with it; "interpersonal relationships" is a fight between kids; "ancillary civic agencies for supportive discipline" means call the cops; "Language Arts Dept." is the English office; "literature based on child's reading level and experiential background" means that's all they've got in the Book Room; "non-academic-minded" is a delinquent; and "It has come to my attention" means you're in trouble.
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You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.
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As an actor, you look for roles that can constantly challenge you and you can learn from.
