Salma Hayek Quotes
How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.
Quotes to Explore
-
Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.
-
It's incredibly fun to play someone that you don't like. It exorcises your own demons in a way. It's cathartic. We all have things that we don't like about ourselves, little things. And I get to amplify those things and put them out there. It's fun and it has a cleansing effect.
-
What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.
-
For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.
-
Few men can be said to have inimitable excellencies: let us watch them in their progress from infancy to manhood, and we shall soon be convinced that what they attained was the necessary consequence of the line they pursued, and the means they used.
-
Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
-
I think a person has to just be herself.
-
'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
-
The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.
-
We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.
-
Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
-
I've already lived one full life, and so now I'm about to endeavor to see what else the good Lord has in store for me, and I'm wide open.
-
I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.
-
A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
-
In Shakespeare, unique individuals repudiate the stereotypes demanded by the structure of the play: Shylock commands our sympathy, Barnardine refuses to be hanged. Individuals trump the category.
-
You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
-
I didn't understand key signatures or anything, you know. I'd say silly things at the top of a trumpet part like, 'Note, when you play B naturals, make the B naturals a half step lower because they sound funny if they're B naturals.' And some guy said: 'Idiot, just put a flat on the third line and it's a key signature, you know?'
-
I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes.
-
Christian values were important at home. Cleanliness. Don't steal. Don't lie. Those were the rules, and they were strictly enforced. Especially the stealing and lying. When you broke the rules, you got a beating. I always broke the rules a lot.
-
Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and Clinton passed legislation because they understood and appreciated the difficult political process. They fought for their principles yet recognized the need for compromise to get anything done.
-
My favorite special skill on my resume is 'excellent monkey noises.'
-
If you're not in the hands of an expert editor, you really can go wrong in a lot of different ways.
-
By the time I hit college, my secret shame was the reason I was an actor was my own words sort of dried up. I stopped writing. I stopped being able to form my own vision. That's actually what my first feature is about - looking back at two different selves.
-
How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.
