Lucy Dacus Quotes
People actually tell me that I'm living my dream. And I'm like, 'It's a little more nuanced than that.'
Quotes to Explore
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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As a child, I remember my dad would sometimes drive me into town with him to play pinball machines together. It's a bittersweet memory but also a favorite.
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I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.
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I would have liked to be - indeed, I should have been - a second Rembrandt.
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Being at the Apollo, I was always starstruck.
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I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.
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When I was a kid, of course I wanted to be the fastest, the loudest and the one with the biggest drum set, but obviously my aspirations have changed a bit since then.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think we owe it to them to back them up and try to help them get through it.
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I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to learn until later on. My father being a director, I learnt a real work ethic.
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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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I'm very observant and very instinctive. In life, you have to have the vulnerability to accept when you are to blame. And I do have that, and I am open enough to say it.
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Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.
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Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind.
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You don't improvise with a Cameron Crowe script.
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There is no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the lunatic asylum.
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My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.
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This film 'Hero' talks about the peace of Chinese people.
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It was a bit of fun. But of course like anything that starts as a joke, people started to take it all seriously!
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An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.
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Many years ago I was in another soap opera called The Newcomers which was on twice a week for three years. I really don't think I could do another stint like that again.
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I studied English literature in the honors program, which means that you had to take courses in various centuries. You had to start with Old English, Middle English, and work your way toward the modern. I figured if I did that it would force me to read some of the things I might not read on my own.
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People actually tell me that I'm living my dream. And I'm like, 'It's a little more nuanced than that.'
