Anne Reid Quotes
My parents were adorable. They were very kind, and very broad-minded compared to people of their generation.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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I'm very proud to be a woman - you're part of a tribe. Automatically, you feel connected to another woman when you meet them. That's really special.
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I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.
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An idea can only be materialized with the help of a medium of expression, the inherent qualities of which must be surely sensed and understood in order to become the carrier of an idea.
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I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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After 'A Suitable Boy,' I didn't write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: 'I ought to start writing.' But I can never force myself to write.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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Women get scrutinized based on appearance far more than men. And look, I speak from experience here. When I wear a bad outfit on the air, I get viewer e-mail complaining about it. A lot of e-mail. Seriously.
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The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete.
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I'm unemployable in any other capacity.
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When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.
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Complex tasks are often better handled in the back of our mind, and that's often true of creative tasks - when you have something complex to deal with in writing or research or responding to an email. I'll start working, put it aside, and sometimes I'll wake up the next morning with a solution, or I'll find one when I exercise.
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I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'
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You can have it all but how much do you want it?
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People learn from their mistakes and move forward.
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It's not that easy to find someone I can relate too. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy.
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I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough. When people see you have a song on MTV, they think you are doing well - but you know, the way the traditional label deal was set up, it is really hard for an artist, unless they sold a lot, to see anything.
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So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of competence.
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My parents were adorable. They were very kind, and very broad-minded compared to people of their generation.
