Sally Field Quotes
But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me whole. It's there. I'm already whole.
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I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.
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My coach is pushing me harder than ever to make sure I stay at a good level.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was very useful.
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A lot of times, I'm singing things that are observational and am definitely including myself.
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I've been told I'm too good looking for certain roles, but that's okay, it just motivates me to go deeper.
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I'm never nervous about being vulnerable with my songwriting because my favorite artists are ones that are vulnerable. I want people to feel like they know me.
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I was always told at school that you had to have a back-up plan, but all I ever wanted to do was act. There was no plan B for me.
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When you wash your hands, when you make a cup of coffee, when you're waiting for the elevator - instead of indulging in thinking, these are all opportunities for being there as a still, alert presence.
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This bikini made me a success.
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Will Smith said if I ever need some help, he was there for me.
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When I write a movie, I write it for me.
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For me, opposition is just another opposition.
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An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.
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For the last few years I've tried to force myself to write at least one page every day, which doesn't sound like much but it's actually pretty hard to manage. Because I'm not allowed to do a make-up day. I can't do two pages the next day. The punishment for not completing my page is that I have to eat a vegetarian meal the next day.
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I've planned book tours for myself, whether or not anybody wants to hear what I have to say. I've weighed in on things like what the cover looks like, what the copy looks like, how it's going to be promoted - just every aspect of it.
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Charlie Sheen gave me a signed headshot. I think it said, 'Keep it real.' But 'real' was spelled 'reel,' like a film reel.
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When I was younger, it was like, 'Yay, lesbians love me!' I didn't know there was a responsibility that came with it.
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Harvey Korman was like a private tutor to me. He was such a mentor.
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I was a very shy and introverted person, and it was hard for me to talk to people and make relationships.
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When you do a play, you have all this time to rehearse and grow into the character. In television, even though you're waiting and waiting and waiting, once you're actually on set engaging in the scene with another actor, time is of the essence.
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Locker rooms and grill rooms are still the best places to find out things you don't know - at the Masters or any other golf tournament.
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I haven't heard Obama ask us for our consent when he's trying to ram Obamacare down our throats.
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But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me whole. It's there. I'm already whole.
