Anna Kendrick Quotes
I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.
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I have been offered a lot for my work, but never everything.
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I think people are going to like my new shoes. I like them. I had a lot of success with the one last year, but this year's shoe is going to be a little different, but at the same time it's going to be a little spin-off on last year's shoe.
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All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
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I'm not averse to being a supporting character. I try to pick parts where I can add something.
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I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.
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When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing his admiration for the Boer generals and how ingenious they were during the Anglo-Boer war.
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But in action, one defies one's character.
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I've been influenced by some of the greatest designers. Charles Eames. And Bruno Munari in the '50s in Italy - when they had to retool the industry of war into an industry to help society. In a way, I'm influenced by designers that were there at a radical time of change.
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I'd like to do something where there's a strong female character and some action. I've done a few stunts in the past.
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I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.
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Music is the best means we have of digesting time.
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I think I've really exhausted the magical. It was a lot of fun, but I've put it behind me for the time being.
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My first taste memory is pickle. Even as a kid, I was really weird. I liked chillis. I used to climb up the shelves in my grandmother's pantry. The pickle jar was kept right at the top. One time, I dropped the jar and it broke. I was totally busted.
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I will go to my grave being known as Marge Gunderson. It'll be on my gravestone if I have one. I don't mind that, because it was a great character.
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Looking after a disabled child pushes you to the limits of what you can cope with... physically, emotionally. It's because there's this baby, this child that you love more than you can possibly imagine, in some way more than a normal child because you worry about them 24 hours a day. But at the same time you are so, so proud of them.
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I think every time, before we do an album, we have a discussion where we sort of consider the idea of doing something radically different.
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But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you're being sincere all the time.
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My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe.
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One of the nice things about being busy is it makes you focus on what's important to you and how you use your time.
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Over-learning & over-preparing gives you the winning edge in any area.
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Together we will act to bring about national reconciliation, secure Malaysia's economic future, and build a stronger, more harmonious society.
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One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.
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When I was a kid, we would build pillow forts. My pillow fort was always like Ice Station 9 in Antarctica. The other kids would come by and be like, 'Oh! The wind and snow is blowing.' From a young age, I wanted to be out there and surviving. I'm a high-strung, hyperactive guy.
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I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.
