Andrea Riseborough Quotes
I'm not even sure that any of us are ever ready for anything. We can be ripe, or over-ready, but what is that moment when we're actually ready?
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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There's nothing fun about 30 people standing around watching you, like, pretend to pleasure someone. Nothing enjoyable about it, believe me.
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Keep your energy levels high by adding bananas and egg whites to your diet.
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There's this really good line in 'Women in Love' where Ursula says, 'I always thought it was a sin to be unhappy.' And actually I think that's very common, it's what a lot of people feel - that you have an obligation to life to be happy if you can.
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I have the strange ability to shut things out.
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I am a Democrat. But I am an independent Democrat.
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While we know gambling is part of the industry in Las Vegas, we're not going to make it all that easy for you to pick up a ticket, a gambling ticket, on your way into the arena.
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I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.
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There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.
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The trouble with records is that they're too short.
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In politics, sometimes you have to lie, or you make a promise that you cannot keep.
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My debut album is just a diary from a lonely 21-year-old. That's what it is.
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I was 7 years old, and I challenged everything. I never accepted answers on face value.
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Writing is sacred, other activities are profane, and I don't want them to corrupt my writing.
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Self-justification is a treacherous servant.
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I work with Ninja, Ninja works with me.
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I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade - or that modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to men, but wish we had more of it everywhere.
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I have to be smarter than my opponents. I have to figure out their styles in the ring. I have to be three or four steps ahead of them. So my mind has to be sharp.
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My whole career, my swing has always been the most important thing to me. Even when I'm taking a shower, I work on my swing.
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If I do a scene with an actor who doesn't have much experience, I say, 'I tell you what we're going to do: You just listen to me, and then you respond. We don't have to do any acting.' And that's good advice because you shouldn't see the acting.
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What is the effect of unlimited coinage of silver in this country? and I invite your attention to this particularly, because it is a question of vital importance.
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I'm not even sure that any of us are ever ready for anything. We can be ripe, or over-ready, but what is that moment when we're actually ready?
