Eliza Coupe Quotes
I was on a show called '12 Miles of Bad Road' with Lily Tomlin - it was an incredible HBO show. We shot 6 episodes, previewed it before the finale of 'The Sopranos;' it was written up as a 'Great New Show on HBO,' and then the whole thing was canned. Gone. Disappeared. That's when I realized anything can happen in this business.
Quotes to Explore
-
Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.
-
A teacher should have a creative mind.
-
Revenge doesn't stop.
-
I really was about to pass out during my entire wedding. I just didn't know if I could marry anybody.
-
The major source of photochemical smog - petroleum-fueled vehicles - can be replaced by emission-free electric vehicles.
-
No one escapes from the past without bearing some of its burdens.
-
Most mutations involve typos: Something bumps a cell's elbow as it's copying DNA, and the wrong letter appears in a triplet - CAG becomes CCG.
-
A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
-
There will always be a place for us somewhere, somehow, as long as we see to it that working people fight for everything they have, everything they hope to get, for dignity, equality, democracy, to oppose war and to bring to the world a better life.
-
We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.
-
Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.
-
I make a living playing rock n' roll. I'm not going to complain about anything.
-
Ironically, I find it harder to get a foothold in Australia than I do in the U.S. When I was in Australia, I struggled. It can be a bit of a closed shop; it can be hard for a newcomer to break in, whereas in the U.S., it has much more of an open-door policy, and they will give anyone a shot.
-
It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
-
Fighting bitterness can be a full-time job.
-
I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.
-
I have been fortunate to be able to have a career playing comedy and drama. And it's awfully hard - it's like apples and pears to compare the two.
-
I think of myself as a very ordinary person. I like writing about the juxtaposition between people: the beauty of them at times and then the banal, everyday context in which we find ourselves.
-
Theater was just what I was supposed to do.
-
You are stronger than you think.
-
Our most polluted neighborhoods are disproportionately home to Latinos, African Americans, and other communities of color.
-
I'm naturally a protective person to those close to me.
-
Two sides to a story exist when evidence exists on both sides of a position. Then, reasonable people may disagree about how to weigh that evidence and what conclusion to form from it. Everyone, of course, is entitled to their own opinion.
-
I was on a show called '12 Miles of Bad Road' with Lily Tomlin - it was an incredible HBO show. We shot 6 episodes, previewed it before the finale of 'The Sopranos;' it was written up as a 'Great New Show on HBO,' and then the whole thing was canned. Gone. Disappeared. That's when I realized anything can happen in this business.
