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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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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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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I feel so much more comfortable when I'm working on material which makes other people scratch their heads and ask, 'You're going to make a musical out of that?'
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I am always a beginner. I only try to include different parts of life; the pastoral, the tragic, et cetera.
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I always loved going to Hawai'i; it was very, very special.
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Acting for kids is like playing house, you know? But growing up in Hollywood, it just made it seem possible.
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I love heels. I remember the first time I saw a pair of heels my mum said: 'You're not wearing those. They're too high!'
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My brother was a captain in the Marine Corps and a very big hero in my life.
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I had a list of about 35 restaurants, 25 of which were fast-food joints all around Los Angeles and I didn't get a quarter through the list. It just became me thinking about going to these places and wanting to enjoy the food and food just not being enjoyable anymore.
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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?'
