Ann Cleeves Quotes
I write traditional drama, and the small enclosed communities work well with this form. I enjoy exploring secrets. On small islands, privacy is important, and there are secrets that everyone can guess but nobody talks about.
Quotes to Explore
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People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
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My sin as a painter is that I just want to paint anything I want to paint - and repaint.
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The years go so fast. I mean, I just realized that at the end of the year I will be twenty-two, and I just turned twenty-one.
Nastassja Kinski -
Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.
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It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know where to put it in my life. I was very young then. Buddy taught me so much in such a short time.
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As a musician myself, it annoys the hell out of me to watch an actor trying to play a guitar out of time with the music.
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Every time you go to the doctor and get a good report, the odds keep staking more in your favour.
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I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.
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I'm my own hero on the sets; why should I work with other heroes? The Khans did not want to work with me when I started. Why should I work with them now?
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I don't work out and be healthy and want a strong body because I want to look good in a bikini. I do all of those things for me and for my health. I'm not going on the cover of 'Maxim' and 'FHM' because that's not me.
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I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'
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The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
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I'm into menswear slacks that are comfortable.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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There are no regions in the world as reciprocally integrated as Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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The Sino-Indian War in 1962 has fundamentally shaped and distorted Indian attitudes towards China. It also obscured a great deal of what has happened in China since 1962.
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Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.
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Keith Moon was the funniest guy around. The stuff he did was insane. He was like somebody straight out of the movies.
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The important thing is to write when your brain is at its best. Work edits or do outside reading with the rest of the day.
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I grew up in a family that was always talking about politics.
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Under Colonel Korn's rule, the only people permitted to ask questions were those who never did.
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I grew up on comic books. 'X-Men' was my favorite team; Wolverine was my guy. At 8 years old, I dressed up as Wolverine with Adamantium claws that I made out of aluminum!
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I write traditional drama, and the small enclosed communities work well with this form. I enjoy exploring secrets. On small islands, privacy is important, and there are secrets that everyone can guess but nobody talks about.
