E. M. Forster Quotes
I cannot help thinking that there is something to admire in everyone, even if you do not approve of them.
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
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If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or not they can feed an animal and their family. And every shelter coast-to-coast is stuffed.
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My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
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I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.'
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I would love to direct one day. I value the relationship that I have with a director so much, and I would be really excited to be on the other end of that relationship.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I always drive like a madman.
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We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.
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If you don't find time to meditate and get all that negative out, and if you don't have the right people being positive around you, this is a very scary job to have if you don't learn how to control your fear.
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I might literally fall over dead if I meet Oprah Winfrey. I'm kind of joking, but I'm not confident that wouldn't happen.
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By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.
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If you actually keep things very organized and clutter-free, you can have more furniture than you think you can in a small space.
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People talk about method actors, meaning someone that's prepared very, very well, or whatever they mean when they talk about it. But the right method is whatever works for you. And what works for me on any given day is going to be different.
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I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
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Few things are as essential as education.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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I believe in the empirical wisdom of science, just to start with, so I hope that there might be some treatment out there that might be helpful.
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The 'Night Train' has already been a crazy ride for me. We flew around making TV appearances and stadium announcements all over the country, fueled by little more than coffee and adrenaline... so many fans jumped on board with us, and I couldn't be more thankful.
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Every child deserves a chance at a life filled with love, laughter, friends and family. We are working to find the cures that will give these youngsters a fighting chance. When a child or parent faces an uncertain disease like cancer, they can find hope at St. Jude - a place where miracles can and do happen.
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You really only think with one part of your anatomy don't you?
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I cannot help thinking that there is something to admire in everyone, even if you do not approve of them.
