Alice Englert Quotes
I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.
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I originally envisioned myself doing something with the suffix 'ology' at the end of it, like marine biology or entomology. But after I started to do some acting gigs, I thought it wasn't a bad thing... I said to myself, 'I might as well keep riding this bus until the wheels fall off.'
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The stigma that was once attached to things society deemed unhealthy served the purpose of making them undesirable. With the stigma gone, many people see little reason not to do whatever feels good at the moment.
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Paul McCartney and The Beatles in general are my idols. And I love Sting. I got to meet Sting. That was really cool. Dustin Hoffman is my favorite actor. Also, I think of Magic Johnson as an idol.
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For once I want to have a relationship outside the public eye.
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That was my challenge as an actress: to be a necessary part of the office without being too aggressive.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.
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His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork.
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Iran is a country of 80 million people, educated and dynamic. It sits astride a crucial part of the world. It cannot be sanctioned and pressed down forever. It is the last great civilization to sit outside the global order.
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If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself.
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My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.'
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In our show you have to pay attention and know what happened before. I think it's very intelligent entertainment. It makes demands of viewers that a lot of shows don't.
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My parents opened a bank account for me when I was really little, and I think I paid for some of my university education with my savings. I've always been a bit of a saver.
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I'm hopeless at small talk and have a problem making eye contact.
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I didn't get why I was wearing a mask. But I understand it now - why my dad would want our face to be covered.
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The only things I really love about myself physically are my ankles and my hair.
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Not many players would turn down a chance to play for Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they're right at the top the tree in terms of football.
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Whilst shame keeps its watch, virtue is not wholly extinguished in the heart; nor will moderation be utterly exiled from the minds of tyrants.
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People don't like contemporary art, but all art starts life as contemporary - I can't really see a difference.
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Chart positions aren't the be all and end all.
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I have to be smarter than my opponents. I have to figure out their styles in the ring. I have to be three or four steps ahead of them. So my mind has to be sharp.
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Look tonight at the stars. Let them overwhelm you in the postures of their bright dance. Face the vastness which they dot like silver bees, and sound with your own brain the mystery, hazarding at the inscrutable plan of things.
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The first mistake is believing that transformational initiatives can be accomplished through normal channels and means. This cannot be done because there are too many conflicting interests that are competing to impede. The second is mistaking incubation for transformation and concluding that failure to achieve escape velocity is due to lack of innovation. It never is. It is always do to lack of leadership focus and, especially, fortitude.
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I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.
