Ann Sothern Quotes

Sometimes I'll watch an old movie on television and, once in a while, one of mine, such as April Showers, will come on and I'll watch it. And you know something? I'm always amazed at what a lousy actress I was. I guess in the old days we just got by on glamour.

Ann Sothern

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• Wes Craven's 'Shocker' is one of my favorite soundtracks. I don't know where that movie stands in the critical eye of cinema, but it was a really fun movie because of all the bands that were part of it.

  

  Adam Green
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• I was hoping, actually, that being on the other side of the camera in a scary movie, see how it's filmed and maybe you won't be as scared next time you watch one... didn't really work out! Because I know it's fake, but I just get so into it.

  

  Taissa Farmiga
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• I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.

  

  Olivier Martinez
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• When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.

  

  Ice Cube
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• I think I would have been so much in awe of the movie set, the people and what everybody's job was, that I don't know if I would be able to concentrate on the character.

  

  Daisy Fuentes
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• I was very insecure approaching the idea of directing a feature film. I told myself I would not move until I felt I was moving in power rather than moving in desperation to make a movie.

  

  Nate Parker
  • Power
  • Movie
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• I've never done a superhero movie. It's very nice to you as an actor in several worlds to go and to experiment.

  

  Felicity Jones
  • Done
  • Movie
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• I sometimes joke, Paula, even paranoid people have enemies.

  

  Rahm Emanuel
  • People
  • Sometimes
  • Joke

• Sometimes you feel you have the truth of a moment in your hand, then it slips through your fingers and is lost.

  

  Harold Pinter
  • Truth
  • Lost
  • Hand

• People sometimes say, 'Oh, you were a movie star,' and I'm like, 'No, I was a supporting actress.' I wasn't an A-list actress, and I'm fine with that. I'm proud of what I did in film.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • People
  • Movie
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• When you think about the Americans with Disabilities Act and what it takes for employers sometimes to accommodate a person with disabilities, when we talk about reasonable accommodations - it's doable, but the payoff isn't always obvious right away.

  

  Maggie Hassan
  • Think
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• I would really like to do a straight action movie that's hardcore - heavy action, like 'The Expendables' or 'Fast Five.'

  

  Tania Raymonde
  • Movie
  • Action
  • Like

• Ninety-nine percent of the time, when it comes down to it, if I have the choice between a great role and seeing a new guy, I would probably go for the great role because I figure if the guy's really that great that he'll be around once I'm done with the movie.

  

  Madeline Zima
  • Time
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• In America there's no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make.

  

  Jackie Chan
  • America
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• Even my parents are so cute, and they deal with every movie of mine excellently. They check with me ever so casually by asking 'Now how much of nudity are we going to see in this one?'

  

  Natasha Henstridge
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• The secrecy thing has gotten to be more and more prevalent in films, and maybe that's good. It's nice to go see a film and not know anything about it. Sometimes I feel like we know too much about films.

  

  Karen Allen
  • Good
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• I love the idea of making a movie for kids but it's got to be that, with my take on it.

  

  Tarsem Singh
  • Love
  • Kids
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• I did a whole lot of work before taking up my first movie. From TV commercials to Telugu films, I learnt a lot from them all.

  

  Yami Gautam
  • Up
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• I can't make a movie unless I believe in the themes behind it. I mean, that's the first question I ask myself, always, is, 'What is this movie about?'

  

  Jake Gyllenhaal
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• The pirates are serving a purpose right now. They come from regions which have been completely ignored, and Westerners have tried to destroy these regions by their constant plundering of resources and by the illegal dumping of nuclear waste. The pirates really began in order to discourage these actions - initially. And then the business became lucrative.

  

  Keinan Abdi Warsame
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• Our youth should also be educated with music and physical education.

  

  Aristotle
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  • Youth

• When I first started coaching, one of the worst things that I think I heard was 'It will be O.K.' I would wonder, 'How the hell is it going to be O.K.?' The worst word in the English language is 'hope.'

  

  Bobby Knight
  • Hope
  • Wonder
  • English

• Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect.

  

  Scott Hamilton
  • People
  • Tolerance
  • Expect

• Sometimes I'll watch an old movie on television and, once in a while, one of mine, such as April Showers, will come on and I'll watch it. And you know something? I'm always amazed at what a lousy actress I was. I guess in the old days we just got by on glamour.

  

  Ann Sothern
  • Movie
  • Sometimes
  • April