Alice Dellal Quotes
My brother and my dad always used to shave their hair, and I remember thinking, 'Why can't I do the same?'
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I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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Because I travel so much, I bring my workout clothes and shoes wherever I go. That way I can always do some exercise.
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I have a blog in Chinese, which you can follow, Chinese signs. But I don't even update at all, often I don't.
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This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.
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The late Seventies was the death of the manufacturing age in the United States. It was also a time when the Pictures Generation artists were getting started. They co-opted the language of advertising. The factory disappeared, and weirdly, so did the art object - it was the age of making gestures, not objects.
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Geffen was never supportive of the band.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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There are a lot of bad films out there. There's a lot of bad architecture out there, and I think sometimes it takes a lot of time to begin to see what's really good. And I think what the test seems to be is, what really sticks with you. And what really becomes a part of your life.
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I really was about to pass out during my entire wedding. I just didn't know if I could marry anybody.
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This flattery has been rather slow in coming. I think all of sudden late in life now I'm getting some credit for what I've done. Which is gratifying, but it's kind of a little late.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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For the longest time, my older brother told me he was teaching me self-defense, but now that I'm grown up, I realize he was just practicing his martial arts on me.
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For too long, Japan has been dragging its feet as it ignores the steps the U.S. has made to ensure a safe beef supply and shows a disregard for our prior trade pacts.
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My mother took great relish in introducing me as 'This is my son - he's a doctor but not the kind that helps people.'
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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You can stroke people with words.
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Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.
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Never get involved with a business that you can't really be hands-on - that if your employees quit, you can't run yourself. If I can't cut hair, why open a barbershop?
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I've become more and more aware of the promise and struggle to teach the global mind nowadays because I use every chance I get to ask faculty and administrators of management education programs why we don't offer at least one course - not even required, just an elective - on the world's religions.
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The best sort of activity is one that combines mental effort with sensuous delight. That's why I love drawing.
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I’m going to ask one question for everything that comes across my desk, which is, ‘How is this going to create jobs?’
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I believe the only way you can make sure that submarines will not be abused in future wars is that there should be no submarines.
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My brother and my dad always used to shave their hair, and I remember thinking, 'Why can't I do the same?'
