Alice Ripley Quotes
George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.
Quotes to Explore
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.
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'Cold Case' was fun. It was a fun experience. That was right when I was cutting my teeth as a TV actor. It was a great learning experience to work on really fast-paced television shows that are very high quality. It was a place where I learned that I had to keep up and I could keep up.
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I don't need power at the cost of spilled blood.
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I allegedly am an outsider writer, so I write from the perspective of somebody who doesn't completely fit in. But at the same time, I can state the fact that I don't know of any good writer who is not an outsider writer.
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Aristocracy is always cruel.
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If I hadn't been a model, I couldn't have become a movie actress.
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I'm always telling students when I do a master class on audiobooks: 'Watch Meryl Streep. Watch her disappear into a role; watch what she does.'
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Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name.
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I wouldn't want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director.
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There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.
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I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day.
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Both of my parents are professors and everyone in my family has some fabulous degree of something or another and I couldn't get into college because I didn't know a language.
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My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated.
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If you cross the Atlantic with an American lady you invariably fall in love with her before the journey is over. Travel with the same woman in a railway car for twelve hours, and you will have written her down in your own mind in quite other language than that of love.
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'Yes, Mr. Lee.' Superintendent Sugden did not wast time on explanations. 'What’s all this?'
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We cannot look to superstition in this. The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone.
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Having adaptive events televised in the X Games is huge. There are people out there who might want to do this but don't think they can. They can see us out here tearing it up. That's going to help people realize that if you want something bad enough, you can get there.
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I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.
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I don't know if my mother was a narcissist - or bi-polar or borderline. Those were words she tossed around over the years.
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George Hearn taught me that you learn that there are roles that are Tony roles and roles that are not.
