Ana Castillo Quotes

Paris, true to its promise, had been a place of civilized indecencies, or uncivil decencies.

Ana Castillo

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• They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.

  

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• I've met Bob Dylan. We did one of those non-handshake handshakes. I was with all guys, and he shook hands with all of them, and then they said, 'And this is Kate,' and I put my hand out, and he didn't put his out. And then I took my hand away, and he put his out. It was one of those. We finally did shake. And then I fainted!

  

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• Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.

  

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• Coming from a background of being onstage, you're onstage for two and a half hours and you're in it for the whole time no matter what you're doing. Even if you don't have a line, you have to stay in it.

  

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• Paris, true to its promise, had been a place of civilized indecencies, or uncivil decencies.

  

  Ana Castillo
  • True
  • Promise
  • Paris