Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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My parents took me to see plays, starting from when I was very little. Oftentimes, I was too young to understand. I don't know what my parents were thinking - 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' when I was eight years old, that kind of thing. So lots of times, I didn't understand what was going on, but I just loved the sound of dialogue.
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For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived.
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Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.
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I am not antigovernment. I would not run a campaign against government.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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One of the major goals of health insurance reform is to bring down the cost.
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If I'm on holiday, I'm active on the beach, I play tennis, I run, I swim a lot. It's just about making the workouts fun, I think, and then it doesn't really feel that bad.
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I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.
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We had a tiny budget for 'The Greatest,' which was the opposite of 'Wall Street.' We just kind of went in and did it. You've got four or five takes and then you've got to move on. We didn't even have trailers to stay in or anything.
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I think self-love isn't some destination you get to and you are then incapable of feeling those feelings, but a journey in which you adapt your experiences to make for a happier life.
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I like to cook, walk on the beach, go to concerts and look at fine art.
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Certainly situation comedy is harder than people who are good at it make it look, but it's fun to do something different.
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You can still wear trousers and show off your ankles - which are a nice body part on everyone.
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Men need to live and breathe women.
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Nothing is more debilitating than to care about something you can't do anything about. And you can't do anything about your adult children. You can want better for them, and maybe even begin to provide something for them, but in the long run, you cannot do anything about someone else's vibration other than hold them in the best light you can, mentally, and then project that to them. And sometimes, distance makes that much more possible than being up close to them.
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I've approached every character I've ever played with a poem, first and foremost.
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I'm a pleaser. That's my character.
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I grew up with Woody Allen and early Spike Lee movies in which New York was such a specific character. The city has a certain vibe and beat which really informs your entire existence.
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Being jealous of a beautiful woman is not going to make you beautiful.
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Judge a man's character by what he finds ridiculous.
