Amy Heckerling Quotes
To tell you the truth, in the old Jewish shtetls, if your husband died, sometimes they'd have you marry the brother, and my grandparents were actually stepbrother and stepsister.
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Even with revivals, I don't really pay attention to previous incarnations. I always just go with the script and with the director and am willing to treat it as brand new.
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Everywhere in the world, we're aware that democracy has incredible flaws and that the word has been used, especially in the United States, to wage wars.
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I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?
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I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
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Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
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I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be chosen to share the Passover meal. These patriarchal manners I remember well, although there was about them an air of bourgeois benevolence which was somewhat comic.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.
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I have a couple of girlfriends who've told me some horror stories but I've never had a really terrible kiss before.
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The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that.
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I used to dance when I was younger - ballet and modern dance.
Nastassja Kinski
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
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Many artists who don't go off to art school come to New York. It's about what you learn when you're here.
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I am severely dyslexic, so I'm not the person who can do a lot of typing, writing and mathematics. I don't excel in anything except in things that had to do with creativity and things with my hands. I like to build things and take things apart.
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I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.
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Personality is so important - when you dress somebody for a big party, it is good to feel that the person has an ease and naturalness with what she is wearing.
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In those days I was new to covers; merely felt pleased that a story of mine had been honored. I later met Rogers who did some of my early covers and I was impressed with him.
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I like to test myself and see where I am and how I am against other people in this sport. I think that's the real draw for me.
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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.
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All my boys make me laugh.
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I love my parents. Coming out to them was sort of coming out to myself. I educated them, and I wanted our relationship to keep growing. I wanted them to be a part of my life still. I wanted to be able to share with them what I was going through.
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To tell you the truth, in the old Jewish shtetls, if your husband died, sometimes they'd have you marry the brother, and my grandparents were actually stepbrother and stepsister.
