Alan Ladd Quotes
When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.
Quotes to Explore
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.
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Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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Before you begin designing or buying anything, you need to get real and ask yourself: What do you really want to use this room for? What do you want to do in this room but can't now?
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My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child.
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Almost every Monday I have a charity thing. I like that. I do.
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I can tell more about my weaknesses than my strengths.
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People, when they come up to me, are like, 'Did we go to high school together? Or did I make out with you at sleepaway camp?' And oftentimes, yes, that is the answer, because I went to a giant high school and made out with everybody.
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In short, the satisfaction of creating, not necessarily the process, always lifts my heart.
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The current prohibition laws are forcing drug disputes to be played out with guns in our streets. We need to put a stop to this criminal drug element in our country.
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Jasmine is just the most delicate and beautiful scent.
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I know how demanding the process of creation is.
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The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.
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I'm probably only going to make 10 movies, so I'm already planning on what I'm going to do after that. That's why I'm counting them. I have two more left. I want to stop at a certain point. What I want to do, basically, is I want to write novels, and I want to write theatre, and I want to direct theatre.
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When it comes to landing a good job, many people focus on the role. Although finding the right title, position, and salary is important, there's another consideration that matters just as much: culture.
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The writer's secret is not inspiration - for it is never clear where it comes from - it is his stubbornness, his patience.
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I've been very lucky and I have a happy old age with good family and friends still around.
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I've never been a movie buff. If I did go to a theatre to watch a film, half the time, I would fall asleep.
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If I were writing an article for the newspaper, it would be thesis statement, information, information, supporting arguments. That would be the setup. When I'm making a documentary, the pacing of the film and the way that you sort of switch from character to character - all of those are more about storytelling than straight journalism.
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Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his mark while he still had freedom of maneuver that he wouldn't have as King. The first subject he really went for was architecture. It made an impact.
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I think I make most of my decisions pretty organically.
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When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice.
