Marianne Elliott Quotes
The actors work out how to create the show with me during the rehearsals. They owe it to themselves and each other to maintain that contract regardless of what the critics say.
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I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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I never left doo wop.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass - you don't see it, but somehow it does something.
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If tomorrow the Chinese decide not to supply the world with raw materials, the pharma industry would collapse.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
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Taking part in an Olympics on home ground is something you dream about.
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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The first job of a writer is to be honest.
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My stories are not Christianized at all. I don't even have any Christians in my stories. What they are, are stories about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances in which I'm exploring truth. How light overcomes darkness in a way that's unmistakable to anyone who has any kind of faith.
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New York is the place that made my and other artists' dreams come true by giving us a chance to realise our ideas and concepts. It was a great place for making a presentation of artistic creation.
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Comedies don't get nominated for Oscars. It doesn't happen. So when we set out to do a movie, it's not what we're thinking about.
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A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel.
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History is exciting because it's true.
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It's nice to get invited to the parties and to be able to hobnob and celebrate a job well done with your colleagues.
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The actors work out how to create the show with me during the rehearsals. They owe it to themselves and each other to maintain that contract regardless of what the critics say.
