Bette Davis Quotes
It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.
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I don't miss acting at all.
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When you can score three goals without the most prolific scorer in the world, you know you have a lot of depth, and it gives you confidence.
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I created something that became a phenomenon without becoming a prisoner to it.
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Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.
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There's, what, 300 films at the Telluride or Toronto or something. How many are those people gonna see? How many of those are actually gonna be in a theater, you know? You know, as an actor, I mean, I learned a long time ago that the fulfillment in this business is the doing of it because you can't rely on anything coming out.
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There can be no literary equivalent to truth.
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There's the wonder of being able to do research from your own living room, of course. I do find that my biggest research issue, though, is how to frame my questions.
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I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.
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The quality of a timeless song is that it's catchy, meaningful and relatable.
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I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them.
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A fascinating reaction of the human brain when we fail to meet a goal is that it tells us to throw caution to the wind and make things even worse, which ultimately leads to us giving up.
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The best fiction stays with you and changes you.
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A movie set is like a petri dish for neuroses, you know? It's just, like, egos and weird personalities and, more than anything, fear.
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Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
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Scientists are not movie stars or politicians who will feel insulted if they are not showered with accolades. Scientists are not interested in accolades.
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I have lots of memories of my father. He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death.
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Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.
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I know what it means to have a leading part, and I know what it means to have a featured part.
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We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.
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My music definitely comes from a place of experience. Everything connects to a truth.
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Humor is so culturally based that when I try to tell a joke as me being a white American, if I tell other white Americans, they'll laugh. If I tell an African American, they might not laugh. In fact, they either might not find it funny, or they might find it offensive, and I didn't mean it to be offensive. So these are the sort of little things that build up over time, just like in a marriage. You know, the little things can build up over time.
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It has been my experience that one cannot, in any shape or form, depend on human relations for lasting reward. It is only work that truly satisfies.
