Alison Elliott Quotes
I always wanted to be a character actor. I love watching movies where you don't recognize someone because they're so lost in the part.
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Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.
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I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.
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I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest.
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The work environment on 'Battlestar Galactica' is unbelievable, and it's something that doesn't come along very often.
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I also love the zombie genre, my zombie fandom going way back to 'Night of the Living Dead.' And 'The Walking Dead' is truly the ultimate representation of that sensibility in the comic book genre.
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The flesh is the surface of the unknown.
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Touring is what you make it. I like to organise as much as possible myself.
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My husband makes sacrifices so that I can shine.
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I believe in working with the hearts of people, and not locking them up.
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Let's dare to release our immature fantasies of a magically faultless U.S. system and a magically protected election process. We have been lucky as a nation, but sometimes continued luck depends on action.
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I cannot assume emotions I do not feel, and must describe Jerusalem as I found it. Since being here, I have read the accounts of several travellers, and in many cases the devotional rhapsodies – the ecstacies of awe and reverence – in which they indulge, strike me as forced and affected.
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I know that a lot of people take inspiration from the fact that I was just a common man with no film background who turned into a star.
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The commercial and subsidised theatre are intrinsically linked. I wouldn't have had the career I have had without the opportunities I had through the subsidised sector. However, I do think, in any walk of life, subsidy for the sake of subsidy is not always healthy.
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I'm not a big fan of a lot of government dollars going into research and development for private enterprises... and you're not going to see the House of Representatives, I'm certain, provide a lot of money for research and development for electric vehicles.
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A lot of the characters I play on Japanese shows are actually acted in Japan by women. I don't know what that says about me.
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It is in this sense that Franklin says, 'war is robbery, commerce is generally cheating.'
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All I ever wanted was to be a sexy bride, and actually, I think I've turned into a romantic bride.
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As a kid, I had a lot of energy; but the ballet lessons made me calm - this pleased my mother.
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You've got to understand that. We all look out for Morrissey. It's a very brotherly feeling. When we first rehearsed, I'd have done anything for him. And as a person Morrissey is really capable of a truly loving relationship. Every day he's so open, so romantic and sensitive to other people's emotions.
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I did commercial fishing in Alaska in college. I was the only girl on a fishing boat. It definitely tested so many aspects of my personality.
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I'm not a wealthy person because I was never a star. I was a working actor and a supporting actor.
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I began to be quite outrageous, and told him all I conceived of him; uttering several bold truths, not in the least to the advantage of his character.
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The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve.
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I always wanted to be a character actor. I love watching movies where you don't recognize someone because they're so lost in the part.
