Bel Powley Quotes
If you're doing something like 'Arcadia' by Tom Stoppard, which has been done millions and millions of times, and it's been played some unbelievably well-respected actors, there's a lot more pressure there. But I try not to think about all the other people who have done it before me. You've got to try and be original.
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Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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I think you can soften people's hearts, even if they have a lot of hate. Music can do that if it's beautiful and honest. If I can do that - soften just one person's heart - I consider myself successful already.
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This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.
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I have worked for three decades as a staunch advocate of building a 'big tent' party that includes both pro-choice and pro-life Republicans.
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I'm not a Democrat.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.'
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I like the challenge of creating a world with only sentences.
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There are certain songs that just stick around and do something that transcends whatever time they were written in. Through different eras, people are able to impart different meaning to the song, and they become part of some sort of consciousness.
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I have made a public statement about me and Ralph by being seen with him. I don't need to make any other. You can live the way you want.
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The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.
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Obviously, after every film you do, you wonder what you're going to do next.
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I feel for the overly thin women as I do for the overweight women.
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For me, I've learned if I want a very stable, normal relationship, where I'll be like, 'Okay, this is nice, I know what's going to happen in a month,' it's probably better to date outside the industry. But you can't help who you fall for. It's our dating pool.
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The joke is mightier than the sword.
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I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up.
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Some people are embarrassed to say they came from East St. Louis, Ill., but now more people want to claim it. I grew up in a community center and I knew what it gave me. I always knew I wanted to give back and help people because people helped me.
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If I'm talking to a guy who's straight and cute and single, I'm like, 'Are you a unicorn?'
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I commend the parents who are sending their children to a Catholic school, because they're making a sacrifice, and they're paying twice for their child's education: They're paying the tuition, and they're paying taxes.
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The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done.
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The organization I founded in 1993, Camfed (the Campaign for Female Education), was in large part inspired by the generosity shown to me by a community in a village in Zimbabwe. During my visit to Mola to research girls' exclusion from education, the people of Mola fed me, shaded me, walked and talked with me for hours each day.
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If you're doing something like 'Arcadia' by Tom Stoppard, which has been done millions and millions of times, and it's been played some unbelievably well-respected actors, there's a lot more pressure there. But I try not to think about all the other people who have done it before me. You've got to try and be original.
