Annette Bening Quotes
When I watch my kids, and I see the primal level at which the sibling relationships are formed, then I completely understand what these unresolved adult sibling problems are based on. You know, 'Mom liked you better' and, 'You got your own room and I didn't.'
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It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
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Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.
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Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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Though ambition itself be a vice, yet it is often times the cause of virtues.
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I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
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I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.
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I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.
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An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it.
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Look for inspiration in books, magazines, and even other people's homes - then be brave and take a chance with a room in your home.
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I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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Competition is like a treadmill. If you stand still, you get swept off. But when you run, you can never really get ahead of the treadmill and cover new terrain - so you never run faster than the speed that is set.
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Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice.
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I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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In my deepest parts of sadness, I'm always making a joke or being sarcastic.
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Don't trust somebody that don't have a troubled period.
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I love playing characters that have secrets.
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I have no control over what people think, and if I were to spend energy on that, I would be a lifeless, deadened human being.
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I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything.
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When I watch my kids, and I see the primal level at which the sibling relationships are formed, then I completely understand what these unresolved adult sibling problems are based on. You know, 'Mom liked you better' and, 'You got your own room and I didn't.'
