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The fact that I could sing in a way that might not be right for RADA but is right for me was a brand-new concept.
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I love when actors can let go of where and how they have to do it, and just that we do it. That we are flawed and human, and don't worry about how we look or who we are, or that it seems too old of a character if we're still young.
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I don't want to be polite. I don't think campaigning is polite. That's a disingenuous effort.
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I think, aesthetically, car design is so interesting - the dashboards, the steering wheels, and the beauty of the mechanics. I don't know how any of it works, I don't want to know, but it's inspirational.
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I've actually done a lot of comedy.
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As a child, I would put on shows in my neighborhood with friends and perform Barbra Streisand songs for my classmates.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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You can stroke people with words.
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For a homebody like me, the evolution of gadgets has been a blessing.
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The room-service Caesar salads with soggy croutons, the distant relatives who show up at readings pitching weird, far-fetched investment schemes, the fans who have you sign a book to 'Cathy' and then tell you, 'No, it's Kathy with a K' - it gets challenging after a while. It tests your stamina.
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Sometimes I think that there's a fine line between impressionistic and messy.
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When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is.
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Many people can rightfully claim, as much as anyone can rightfully claim anything, that much of their lives have been spent stumbling through a cloud of cluelessness.
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I have been an unabashed fan of NPR for many years, and have stolen untold excellent ideas from its programming.
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I like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt.
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If you're doing the same job every day, there's room for error.
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I surrender to my directors. I do that because I respect them immensely. In fact, a director's talent scares me. I admit that they're more intelligent than me, and I submit to that, as an assistant director does. Even when I have suggestions to make, I don't state them strongly.
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Every book I've written has been a different attempt to understand something, and the success or failure of the previous one is irrelevant. I write the book I want.
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Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach.
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But the problem with coaching is that it is a full-time job. By that I mean for at least 40 weeks in a year you have to be with the player, either travelling or training. Right now I don't want to do that
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I think to actually be an Olympian to me means that you've trained most of your life, or you've dedicated most of your life or a big chunk of your life into doing something that you believe that you can accomplish.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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Her accent's funny, different from mine, different from anyone in Prentisstown's. Her lips make different kinds of outlines for the letters, like they're swooping down on them from above, pushing them into shape, telling them what to say. In Prentisstown, everyone talks like they're sneaking up on their words, ready to club them from behind.
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Joy is peace dancing and peace is joy at rest.
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The fact that I could sing in a way that might not be right for RADA but is right for me was a brand-new concept.
