Elizabeth Debicki Quotes
I definitely try my best not to stay in character when I'm not on set, which can be more difficult in some roles than others.
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A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.
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Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.
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Los Angeles is peopled by waiters and carpenters and drivers who are there to be actors.
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A trade war would be a disaster for the world. It's very easy to slip into a trade war.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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The pace of innovation may slow down or speed up depending on the appetite in the public markets, but the constant progress of technology doesn't really ever stop. There's always opportunities for new ideas and creative people to go build great things. I'm always interested in learning about those kinds of opportunities.
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As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.
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The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.
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I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.
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My characters hope for better lives.
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In the end, you have to protect yourself at all times.
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When I grew up, I thought I was Jewish. Now I don't consider myself Jewish. I consider myself a Kabbalist.
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I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until I was about 17 or 18.
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Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed is that when the answers are simple too, then you can hear God thinking.
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I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.
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When it comes to cooking pasta, the first essential is to make sure you have a big enough pot: it needs room to roll in the water while cooking.
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My personal experience has been that in my 25 years of writing, I have not been asked to do more than four or five commercial one-shot scripts. These were performed on major national hook-ups but produced for me no immediate additional jobs or requests. One script for BBC was done around the world with an all-star cast.
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I never miss a vote; I think that's the power of the people. A lot of people fought and died for us to have votes, for women to have votes in particular - your vote is your one weapon.
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Good reporting should have the same standard as in a courtroom - beyond a reasonable doubt.
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I wasn't made to take orders. My grandmother used to tell me: 'Laws are for idiots.' She was right.
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I think that, if anything, the pageant is great for people who suffer from body issues. It's all about being comfortable with what you're given and what you have and being able to flaunt it without being insecure. It's about empowering women, not making them feel weak or less.
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The resolution of conflict in self is like the making one of opposites in art.
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I am doing my best to find it. I will find it before the public finds it. I will get out of it before it's too late. The reason I will do that is because that's what I'm paid to do.
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I definitely try my best not to stay in character when I'm not on set, which can be more difficult in some roles than others.
