Allison Anders Quotes
In the early '90s when the American independent movie started, it held personal vision as a premium. That was brilliant timing.
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I do not regret the part I have taken in a cause so just and interesting to mankind.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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I feel pressure, but my emotions just don't show that much in my face.
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My manager's biggest dream is for me to be on Letterman. She says, 'Oh, Maggie, will you promise me you'll be on 'Letterman?' What can I say? I just tell her I can't promise, but I'll try my best.
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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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I had a great AP U.S. History teacher in Pittsburgh. We still exchange Christmas cards. She was the first teacher who said I was a good writer - and I'd never heard that before. And so I remember that, and I remember that level of loving the material and really loving writing about it.
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One of the first major storylines that 'All My Children' featured was Erica Kane, a rebellious daughter, and her mother, sort of a matriarchal type, who was trying to guide her daughter to a safer place.
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We are creating the new Atlanta, along with Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug. We bring the spaghetti, put it in the bowl, mix it together, and we make the new Atlanta.
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My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!
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I couldn't live on the singing at first, so I worked as a cleaner, in a launderette, in a garage, face painting and doing the windows of shops at Christmas, 'cause I had been to art college.
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Our country does not believe in the concept of your God and my God. We believe that all gods are one. We have different ways of accepting Him. All ways lead to Him.
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I'm a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.
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In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales.
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Maybe I'm the kind of athlete who absorbs the atmosphere instead of trying to block it out.
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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.
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I loved 'White Christmas' for the music aspect. I was into musical theater.
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I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing the French fully into the NATO forces.
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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
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I remember being alone a lot as a child, and I still love to be alone.
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You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business.
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A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.
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In the early '90s when the American independent movie started, it held personal vision as a premium. That was brilliant timing.
