Bette Davis Quotes
I would take a bad script and a good director any day against a good script and a bad director.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.
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The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.
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I see couples fighting about the stupidest things. You just have to rise above everything.
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I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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I can't say 'I'm proud to say' - because it's not a choice for many Americans - but I can say I'm fortunate enough to not be raising my kids on McDonald's.
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Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence; Madison wrote not only the United States Constitution, or at least most of it, but also the most searching commentary on it that has ever appeared. Each of them served as president of the United States for eight years. What they had to say to each other has to command attention.
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You'll see the most perfect person, and you are like, 'God, she's, like, perfect.' And then she'll tell you everything that's not perfect. Everyone has their own special set of problems - in their own minds.
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A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
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I almost never cry, and it's something I don't like about myself. I sometimes try and make myself cry. Sometimes, when I'm in pain, I say if I could just cry it would make it so much easier.
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I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies.
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No one can deny the excitement of visiting another world.
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Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much.
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I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics.
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Todo o homem que merece ser célebre sabe que não vale a pena sê-lo.
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I have no secret thoughts... Or rather, they're not secret because I've withheld them - if they're unknown, it's because no one asked.
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Over time, certain people don't want to go on tour, and that can easily break up a band.
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The two sides of Bernie - that's a quiet weapon that I have.
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I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.
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I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.
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I think it's important that a director be able to know his characters inside and out.
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I would take a bad script and a good director any day against a good script and a bad director.
