Alice Temperley Quotes
I buy vintage - mainly Alaia and some Westwood - but 90 per cent of the time, I wear my own designs.
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When I was, like, 16, I went in to the head of Disney, and I hadn't taken acting class really at all, and I didn't know what I was doing, and it was really embarrassing. Of course, you think Disney wants over-the-top and funny, and I was just trying to be over-the-top and funny, and it just wasn't working, and that was the worst.
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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.
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As a very young girl, I understood that the interior activities of the home are as significant as the exterior activities of society.
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I grew up on Bach and Beethoven, and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly doing music, it's difficult to have that quality time to listen to music and do classical stuff.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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I think chemistry and great acting go hand-in-hand.
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It was always my dream to be part of MTV and make history.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
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It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
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I don't do meetings.
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My general take on American music since 1969 is that it's just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight - audience, performance, and palace guard.
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One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.
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I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'
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There are two rules I've always tried to live by: turn left, if you're supposed to turn right; go through any door that you're not supposed to enter. It's the only way to fight your way through to any kind of authentic feeling in a world beset by fakery.
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It's no secret that I wear a kippa.
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I don't have any regrets at all.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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Stimulation-wise, I might be a little bit addicted when it comes to pushing my body to extremes.
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I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game.
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In this respect early youth is exactly like old age; it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that youth waits for the morning limited and age waits for the night train.
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I think George Mitchell was the right guy for the right time, and many people will note his spectacular foreign policy accomplishments, both in and out of office. I think all would note his devotion to Maine; that was number one. The fact he did work in a bipartisan basis with Bill Cohen. And for me, he helped the first Democratic woman get elected.
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I buy vintage - mainly Alaia and some Westwood - but 90 per cent of the time, I wear my own designs.
