Abby Elliott Quotes
I think you have to create your own stuff so I'm working on stuff for myself right now.
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I love the power of celebrity because you can give voice to the voiceless.
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But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form.
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I think I would like to see more roles for South Asian performers that are more inclusive and part of the American Diaspora, the American tapestry, perhaps the way that African American and Hispanic roles have developed.
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Most of the good people of my generation... had offers to become editors, but the thought of going inside was just absolutely horrifying.
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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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Years ago, when I was writing westerns, other writers who were friends of mine wanted me to collaborate with them. And it just didn't work.
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You must always do what you feel is right.
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It seems to me that 'women's writing' by nature would not seek equivalence in the male world. It would be a writing that sought to express a distinction, not deny it.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story.
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It's been a long slog back, and we've still got a long way to go.
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One thing that we decided very early in the relationship is that when he goes, we all go - the whole family.
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They're anti-government ideologues who dominate the Republican Party.
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I have a vast curiosity about our universe, our origins, and its probable future.
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People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.
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My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.
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Prosecutors and public defenders deserve to make a living wage.
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You can't control the quality of projects that are coming to you, so if you get several in a row that are quality, you take them.
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The U.S. is the last country that should see itself as an ally of the apartheid system.
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The Resistance is a moral certainty, not a poetic one. The true poet never uses words in order to punish someone. His judgment belongs to a creative order; it is not formulated as a prophetic scripture.
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I've only really had one period when I lost myself and felt like I was going to lose my career, and that was when I first began presenting 'X-Factor' spin-off 'The Xtra Factor' two years ago. I was worried if I did a rubbish job live on Saturday night TV that my music career was going to get affected and I would lose everything.
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I think you have to create your own stuff so I'm working on stuff for myself right now.
