Abi Morgan Quotes
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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We talk about these legendary fighters, talk about how they had hundred-something fights, hundred-something victories... but when you look at the history books, I still beat more world champions than any fighter in history.
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Little by little he came to recognize the difference between the spirits that agitated him, one from the enemy and one from God.
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The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.
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My perception is that I've never done anything but work really hard.
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I'm in so many videos. There was a period of about two years where I danced for everyone: Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Taio Cruz. It got to the point where my fees were double the other girls', and I wouldn't even have to audition. They'd call my agent directly and say, 'We want twigs to come in.'
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Americans are very easygoing people. If the added attention and great visibility that I have been able to generate can help open doors and expose more Chinese to American values and the American way of life, that is great.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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The economic sense of possibility was so great when I was growing up that my parents had no question that I could do anything I wanted to do, even as a girl. I've always believed that the economics of a story intersects with the women's story - that stuff often happens at the time it happens because of the economy.
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Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!
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People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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There are no European voices at Geneva, there are no European voices at START.
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If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?
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I do everything I can to have a diverse career because I just want to have options. I know that I can do Hamlet or I can do Stanley Kowalski, you know.
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I do a lot of damage to my hair every day because of my work. I just noticed this huge change. It started getting thinner and it started falling out. I hit 30, and I literally felt like I was balding!
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I'm very religious.
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With 'Eagle of the Ninth,' every shot was extremely planned and organized. The director was like, 'Do this!' And I say, 'How was it?' and he says, 'Good.' It was very odd. I would never know where he was headed, or even if he was shooting me at a close-up or from a distance.
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There is a big misconception about arranged marriage. Yes, it can mean that you meet someone and then have to marry them, but this was my mother saying, 'I'm going to introduce you to so-and-so - If you don't like them, fair enough.'
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You have to be selfish to be an actor.
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I've always embraced my curves since I was a teenie-bopper.
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I never get writer's block, but I do have days where I crawl under the duvet.
