Anne Reid Quotes
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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When I'm making music, I can hear all the parts, all the instruments. I can hear what it should be.
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They didn't accept me theory - not a theory, but just a thought I had about this character. I noticed that this man only exists when the boy comes into the grocery.
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Jordan has to show the Arab world that there's another way of doing things. We're a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years' time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.
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There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.
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With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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When I look at acting careers that I really admire, I see that it's been a precise decision-making process for these people. They make decisions based on what they love, and they do only the things that they are passionate about. They play only characters that they can't stop thinking about.
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Actors don't have real value.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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The body dies, but the spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death.
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I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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As a race, the Negroes are not lazy.
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In my life, there have always been people who guided my path, towards the school, towards this company. I didn't know about any of it. I didn't have a plan. It's good fortune and generosity from other people that have given me all I have today.
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It is in the U.S. interest to engage Iran in serious negotiations - on both regional security and the nuclear challenge it poses.
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I remember, after 'Tumbleweeds,' my friend and I wrote 'Pride and Glory.' I was just about to get it going. I had some really great actors attached, and New Line was going to make the movie, and 9/11 happened. And it was over. By September 12, it was over. And rightfully so. I understood that.
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It's really wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people.
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I'm not crazy about having lots of time to myself. Whenever I come back from filming away, I immediately want to go and see my friends and my family and re-establish my life. I can fill time when I'm alone, but I love being around other people.
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Your confidence is destroyed when you find out you can't trust people.
