Lena Olin Quotes
I love the camera; there's something very special and sensual about it, and I have a tendency to call it a he, like it was a man. But, unlike a man, a camera is accepting of everything I do.
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No money is better spent than what is laid out for domestic satisfaction.
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I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.
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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
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I think the system is broken; most people think that it's broken. And we think that what we're going to do is invigorate the political system and allow for this country to be turned around.
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Sometimes you have to step away from what you love in order to learn how to love it again.
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What I found particularly fascinating and satisfying about the Hindu tradition was its spirit of inclusiveness. In Sanatan Dharma, or what is commonly called Hinduism, I discovered the basic truths of all religions in a way that the oneness of God and religion is comprehensively understood.
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My parents split up when I was 3 years old, and I lived with my mother.
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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.
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I started writing music with my cousin at, like, 16 and traveled with a '70s band.
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Everybody comes to film differently; everybody has different backgrounds. Just find whatever your lane is naturally. Don't try to force yourself into someone else's vision or try to tell a story that you're not passionate about.
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When I grew up, my family, we sat down, all of us to watch 'Good Times,' 'Sanford and Son,' all those shows that were out at that time.
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I never want to pigeonhole myself or get typecast. I'm looking forward to my career and showing all of my range as an actress, and I'm looking at other mediums, too. I'm a theater actress first. And I cannot wait to return to the stage.
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Generally speaking, the Smritikars never care to explain the why and the how of their dogmas.
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I just do my job and go home. There's just one or two people I can say are friends that I can call.
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I think you can do a lot, like describing people with their physical characteristics, things like that, but to me, I've always found it to be a much more informative question to ask somebody what they read.
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I have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing.
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It is thus superstition infatuates man from his infancy, fills him with vanity, and enslaves him with fanaticism.
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I don't think it takes much for a cult to be a cult. Many parts of our society are cultish, and you only need a charismatic leader and some teachings, and before you know it, you have a cult.
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In a certain sense, every time you sit down to write a song, there's a fear that you've forgotten how to do it.
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My closet is in perfect order at home. All my dress shirts, all my casual shirts. All my suits, they're color coordinated. All my ties are color coordinated.
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Tenemos que ser muy conscientes de que debajo de cada enfermedad hay una prohibición. Una prohibición que viene de una superstición.
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At some point, all black movies became biopics. All the good, serious ones became biopics. 'Ray,' 'Ali'... those types of movies, those are the opportunities available for mostly men. Those are the opportunities for a black actor to transcend 'black' movies. They have to play a black icon.
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I love the camera; there's something very special and sensual about it, and I have a tendency to call it a he, like it was a man. But, unlike a man, a camera is accepting of everything I do.
