Eliza Coupe Quotes
In college, I went to school for acting; we had to learn phonetics just to be able to do dialects and all that stuff. I'm somebody who does better just hearing it. I'll just imitate it, and I get it better that way. When I know too much information, I'm not great.
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I'm very self-critical.
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The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.
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It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it.
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I went through a training camp; I worked extremely hard. I prepared for UFC 200. This was the big one. This one meant everything to me.
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We take the show very seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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I just throw it out and see what happens. If it sounds and feels right, then I continue.
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One of my favorite episodes was the one in which Homer grew hair. That was a very unique episode, since there was a gay secretary, but that wasn't even the issue of the show-the issue was Homer's image changing because he had hair.
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Love is the one wild card.
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The surveillance of ordinary people is far greater than I would have imagined and far greater than the American public has been able to debate.
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When you go back and really listen to the legendary rappers, this is timeless music. Guys like Biggie, guys like Pac, timeless music.
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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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If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
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I sure am handsome. I can't lie. This is one handsome guy.
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People, when they come up to me, are like, 'Did we go to high school together? Or did I make out with you at sleepaway camp?' And oftentimes, yes, that is the answer, because I went to a giant high school and made out with everybody.
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I was born in Iran, which has a predominantly Muslim population, and I have relatives who are devout Muslims, so I know what it means to be judged based on your appearance and what you're wearing. But your ethnicity and your clothing do not define who you are.
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I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.
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Cyber espionage is very lucrative for economic benefit to a nation.
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My first two books are out of print and, okay, they can sleep there comfortably. It's early work, derivative work.
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It is not industry, but idleness, that is degrading.
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To be Catholic puts a lot of fear in you. It's a great religion, but also one that can limit your experience. You fear experience because everything is a sin.
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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'
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In college, I went to school for acting; we had to learn phonetics just to be able to do dialects and all that stuff. I'm somebody who does better just hearing it. I'll just imitate it, and I get it better that way. When I know too much information, I'm not great.
