Laurie Metcalf Quotes
I'm hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.
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I have had it up to here with the prosecutions, the government's attitude, the judiciary, the media's stance and the majority of Turks who view the Kurdish people's justified cause through a nationalist lens.
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I never wore a single fedora filming 'L.A. Noire.' It took about an hour and a half to do the hair - it was a very precise process.
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There is kind of an underground conservative movement in Hollywood, really.
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Since I played a warrior in 'Magadheera,' my character sported shoulder-length hair and a thick beard.
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I have absolutely no desire and no thought of quitting ever.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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A sense of humor keen enough to show a man his own absurdities will keep him from the commission of all sins, or nearly all, save those worth committing.
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You are never really prepared for criticism.
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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
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I'm obsessed with subtexts. I love that we often don't say what we feel. That gap between the two. I like it when actors reveal a lot without having to say it.
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I thought, 'OK, Melissa Gilbert is playing my mom, and I'm playing her old role - no pressure.' So I went up to Melissa and said, 'It's such an honor playing your daughter,' and she smiled and said, 'Oh, shut up.' I thought, 'Great, a normal person.'
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I grew up learning from a father who said, 'When you make a mistake or you make a bad decision, you man up and take responsibility.'
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At 11, I got my first job in a mini-series for America, and it was very exciting.
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It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.
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Non-violent extremism is essentially the increase of intolerant and bigoted demands made by groups seeking to dominate society.
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I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us.
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What happens when you're a child professional is that you have to be, well, professional. You're taught not to have tantrums, to always people-please.
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As a soldier, I've served with the most brave people in an institution that's built on integrity, honor, and duty. This is why I'm working very hard to support Senator Bernie Sanders - not only to get through the Democratic primary, but also to win the presidency. He is the only candidate on both sides who understands the cost of war, who has that foresight to keep our country safe, and who will make sure that our military power is not being when and where it shouldn't be.
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I'd love to be able to draw or play guitar or dance. All three at the same time - that's the talent for me.
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Be kind. Aim for my heart.
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Bike lanes are clearly controversial. And one of the problems with bike lanes - and I'm generally a supporter of bike lanes - but one of the problems with bike lanes has been not the concept of them, which I support, but the way the Department of Transportation has implemented them without consultation with communities and community boards.
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I'm hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.
