Lynn Nottage Quotes
The people sometimes who are closest to us are the ones who bear the brunt of our frustration.
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.
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If you have a kid who goes to kindergarten and doesn't know what a circle is, doesn't know what red and green are, and doesn't know what right and left are, by the time he learns those things, the rest of the class is far ahead of him.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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I've been reading tabloids since I was nine. I love a good story.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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I open the doors for everybody all the time.
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I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between actors and writers.
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The chemistry that you get from living with your band and creating music and recording with your band translates to the stage.
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I love working with women.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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The plastic bottle we're throwing away every day still stays there. And if we show that to people, then we can also promote some behavioral change.
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The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?
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I was shocked when I heard that Farghadani had been sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison on spurious charges, as Amnesty International notes, of 'spreading propaganda against the system,' 'insulting members of the parliament through paintings' and 'insulting the Supreme Leader' with her cartoon.
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The simple things in life make me very happy.
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Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.
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Viggo Mortensen had the biggest impact on me in terms of approach, dedication, intention, and artistic outlook, and I'm nowhere close to how good he is as an artist, and I wouldn't even put myself in the same category as an actor.
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It's crazy how many nude lip crayons I own - I probably need to get rid of some.
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It was my delusion and naivety that brought me here.
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I remember, after filming that last scene in 'The Walking Dead,' I had nightmares for weeks about being eaten alive. With 'Blair Witch,' I had nightmares as well. But what's scarier about 'Blair Witch' is thinking about what might have happened instead of death.
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Among other things, I use a Samsung mobile phone, a very bad quality video camera, and an old Olympus with extremely bad Sigma lenses.
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I truly believe the brightest days lie ahead for the Great State of Hawaii.
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The people sometimes who are closest to us are the ones who bear the brunt of our frustration.
