Keren Woodward Quotes
The record label used to try and make us do stuff, like dance, and we'd say, nah, not doing that.
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Israelis want peace and security, and Palestinians want peace and justice - these are two very different things, and this is the real gap we have to close.
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
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I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.
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I'm mostly vegetarian.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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Computer animation is one way to liberate people from their circumstantial gravity, and it is one way to give them mental freedom.
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Humor is an antidote to all ills.
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People are incredible creatures of habit.
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I don't read books.
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The rules are all in a sixty-four-page pamphlet by Aristotle called 'Poetics.' It was written almost three thousand years ago, but I promise you, if something is wrong with what you're writing, you've probably broken one of Aristotle's rules.
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I have this habit to bow my head, as to look shorter, maybe as a result of an unconscious demand of not taking up so much space.
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My family, in a way, gives me a reference as to who I am as an individual, and my work gives me a reference as to who I am as a Homo sapiens. I think that's a very perfect match, in my view.
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I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter. The conductor would just rip into me, and it lasted for years.
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What I wear is everything - from how I carry my hair to what I'm wearing on my feet. I have to feel comfortable on stage, so I like to wear things that have room. My mood changes a lot, so sometimes I wear 6-inch heels, and other times I'll perform in bare feet.
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I'm not a feminist that hates men by any means.
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I think the Vista fiasco will allow Apple to survive for a bit longer.
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The last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.
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I had two starts, really. The first was going to the Italia Conti stage school, aged 15. I'd gone to sing, but one day I found myself doing an improvisation and thought, 'Oh God, I quite like this acting thing.' The second start was meeting Mike Leigh when I was 22. He showed me I could play people that weren't like me.
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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order.
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I just like to keep working and being able to pay my bills.
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The discovery of dance has changed my life in unimaginable ways.
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I was a fat kid. I can laugh now. But I got teased about being an Oompa Loompa and stuff like that.
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The record label used to try and make us do stuff, like dance, and we'd say, nah, not doing that.
