Bette Davis Quotes
I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.
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Being on the road with rock, it's pretty much 90 percent guys.
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I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado, and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog, in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail, that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.
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Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.
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I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest.
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I've written many extra verses to songs that I learned to sing - an extra verse about a friend, or just add some verse - and that led to writing my own songs.
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Usually, historical revelations come from days of legwork, ploughing through piles of letters and papers in archives or even private homes, looking for the telling phrase or letter that someone else has missed.
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One has to be fully committed to one's career. Otherwise, there's no point.
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Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.
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I think globalization is a great thing. And now a lot of people complain about globalization; a lot of people don't like, you know, the globalize of the concept, the idea of the results. I think the globalization is a great idea and to create a lot of jobs.
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The distinction between reality and fiction in America seems like it is becoming really blurry. With its religious fanaticism, reality TV programs and fake news broadcasts being aired by the government, the States feel like they are entering the Dark Ages.
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The people know their rights, and they are never slow to assert and maintain them when they are invaded.
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In the Ghetto, I'd been trying to write for years.
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I feel very much satisfied to play in Baltimore.
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To say I'm the easiest person to live with would be a lie.
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You don't just have a story - you're a story in the making, and you never know what the next chapter's going to be. That's what makes it exciting.
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I wanted to deliver babies and become a midwife. I think childbirth is one of the most amazing things you could ever experience, and I loved working with people and seeing the joys in family when they welcome a new member to it. It really brought me joy to be around that.
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They offered me one cover about 10 years ago, and I said, no, I can't do it. I'm happy to cover up now.
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I had this totally impossible dream of being an actress. Trust me, just because I'm lucky enough to be doing this doesn't make any of this less of a pipe dream. And nothing gets my juices flowing like a really great performance. To see someone on stage, I get really excited.
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When I was playing Gandalf, I didn't think, 'Oh my dear, I'm playing a 7,000 year old wizard,' because I've never met one, and I don't know what they're like.
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Opening for The Beatles in San Francisco at the Cow Palace was great. It was terrific fun to do. The tour itself, I must say, wasn't a whole lot of fun, artistically. It was just more kind of interesting.
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To me it's incontrovertible that investment in people, investment in business, creates jobs; they don't destroy jobs.
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I struggle to watch myself in any scene, to be honest. What's done is done. I wish I was able to watch myself, as it would really help me develop as an actor. But I'm not brave enough. It's a difficult thing to do - looking at yourself as this utterly different person on a screen.
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What pleases me most is that sustainable development is on almost everybody's agenda now.
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I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.
