Elizabeth Ashley Quotes
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I'm so intrigued by women throughout history where the significance of what they were representing at that time is obscured by the fact a man saved them or they were prostitutes.
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Not only is self-regulation largely a fantasy, but repeated scandals across multiple industries have proved that companies are fundamentally incapable of self-regulating for the greater good.
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People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own.
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The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
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So many boys and girls talk the same way, listen to the same music, look the same. If I'm out, I'll notice the person who looks different before I notice the person who's, 'really hot.'
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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There's an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is creating monsters.
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There are two sides to being pregnant. There is the beautiful, wonderful blessing side. The second side - it sucks!
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I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.
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I'd like to make something about someone who hasn't existed so that I don't have to tread so carefully and can feel a little bit more creative freedom.
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You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
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The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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I've made these films, and I'm really proud, but my lifestyle hasn't changed.
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All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time.
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I'm a huge Wong Kar-Wai fan.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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I think as a filmmaker one should make all kinds of films. It is not that one should make only one kind of film. I love to see romantic films; I loved watching 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge,' 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.' If I make such films, I will make it with my yardstick, according to my parameters.
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I love seeing people collaborate to make great music!
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When you're in theater, you inevitably wind up working in restaurants. I made pastry.
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The transition from TV to films wasn't overwhelming, since an actor's ultimate job is to act.
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I like to be busy. I once shared an agent with the late Sir John Gielgud, who, at 96, was apparently still ringing up, saying, 'Hello, Gielgud here, any work?' Good on him. We've got to keep working. If we retire, there'll be nobody to play the old wrinklies, and that would be a dreadful shame.
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If the mind be fixed on the acquirement of any object, that object will be attained.
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Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.
