Marcia Gay Harden Quotes
The only thing that seemed to me I could do in such a way that no one else could was acting. I thought, I can be a doctor, but there's going to be someone else who is just as good or better. I can be a lawyer, which I still sometimes think I would love to be, but I think there's someone who can do it just as good or better.
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I look like this for a reason. I was born this way. It was God-given.
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I always tell my children, 'You have to face your fear. If not, it's like running from a dog that will bite you in the back.'
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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One of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us.
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I'm not usually attracted to big-budget American films.
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The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job.
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I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself.
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I pass through the difficult moments in life, really difficult times on grass, during my seven years of my career. All of a sudden I felt comfortable.
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I am a product of Indian cinema; I've grown up watching Indian films ever since I can remember. And song and dance is part of our lives; it's part of our culture; we wake up to songs, we sleep to lullabies, you know, we celebrate every religious and traditional function with music.
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I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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I acted in high school and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater, and I was always acting growing up and stuff, but really, I was just more interested in the comedy of it all. So for me, it's always comedy, and then acting is just one medium of comedy.
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It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
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I'm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you don't enjoy.
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I like that the 'Underworld' series created a whole other world that's totally different yet familiar to our own.
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I was a nothing kid. Not particularly good. Not particularly bad.
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Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Our original name was Wild Country, but when we first went to The Bowery, they had the name of all 50 states around the edge of the club, so we went to the sign that said 'Alabama' and stuck our band name underneath it.
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At the end of the day, your fans are the people who support you in and out. And their opinions matter.
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The iPod wasn't the first MP3 player. Nor were the iPhone and iPad the first in their categories. The real reason for the success of these devices - the true unsung hero at Apple - is the iTunes software and iTunes Store. Because Apple provided them, it wasn't just selling hardware.
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The only thing that seemed to me I could do in such a way that no one else could was acting. I thought, I can be a doctor, but there's going to be someone else who is just as good or better. I can be a lawyer, which I still sometimes think I would love to be, but I think there's someone who can do it just as good or better.
