Anne-Marie Duff Quotes
As I get older, I want to draw on my experience to make roles better. I see that in the older women who inspire me - their experience makes them better.
Quotes to Explore
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Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain.
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We expect President Bush to implement his own vision of a two-state solution, the birth of the Palestinian State and the ending of the occupation that started in 1967.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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What I don't miss is living in a small town where everybody knows you, your family, and what you ate for breakfast.
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I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.
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I would think about the outcome. Visualize sometimes. Because it never comes out the way you want it to. Fight the way I know how to fight. Whatever comes up, comes up.
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There is no ideal body. It's just taking what you have and working it.
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All I did was ask for rights. I didn't attack anyone. I didn't harass anyone. I didn't oppose the system or the country or the authority. All I said is, 'Why can't I drive?'
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Any powerful technology can be abused.
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I don't want to deal with big, grand themes in my stories; art has nothing to do with themes. When you deal with themes, you are not creating; you are lecturing.
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The laws of the marketplace are physical laws, and they don't become suspended in a crisis any more than the law of gravity does.
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AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease.
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I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.
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When computer systems cause errors, you can end up with The Dreaded NIGO - the 'not in good order' transaction.
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You can't hire someone to practice for you.
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I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do anything he likes, the artist ends up doing nothing at all. If there's one thing that's dangerous for an artist, it's precisely this question of total freedom, waiting for inspiration and the rest of it.
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In lean times, you get plenty of sleep, and you're not flying around everywhere.
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No man was ever great by imitation.
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You can recognize women who are grateful to be a daughter of God by their outward appearance. These women understand their stewardship over their bodies and treat them with dignity.
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An ethic of maternalism was central to the utopianism of 19th century feminists. I don't think that today's women see motherhood as a source of personal power, let alone political power. I don't think that women now have that same sense that their lives as mothers gives them any special power or virtue. I think women see their lives as mothers as an adjunct to their working lives - a fulfilling and important adjunct, to be sure - but something they do in addition to working in the public realm, not because being a wife and mother gives them a distinct edge in improving the world as we know it.
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The whole year I was in LA I got into telemarketing and learned how to make money. Five years later that skill helped me make my first film.
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
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I learned that deep within myself, if I fight to the end, I can always find a way to win.
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As I get older, I want to draw on my experience to make roles better. I see that in the older women who inspire me - their experience makes them better.
