Ida Lupino Quotes
Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation.
Quotes to Explore
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I write in a small office at home.
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It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry.
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For me, one thing I love is having an arc for a character.
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I am getting to that age where I am too old to play the boy next door and too young to play Uncle Fester.
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I don't think you should always stay calm in a tense situation, because you might not ever confront the problem. Maybe it's better to actually let yourself be tense - and find a solution.
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I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it.
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I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.
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There's never going to be a great misunderstanding of me. I think I'm a little whacked.
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My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
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The thing about American writers is that, as a group, they get stuck in the same idea: that we're a continent and the world falls away after us. And it's just nonsense.
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First and foremost, I'm a decorator and product designer. Everything I do, the television shows, the books, that comes from the design work. It's what I love.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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But if we had to trade with a Europe dominated by the present German trade policies, we might have to change our methods to some totalitarian form. This is a prospect that any lover of democracy must view with consternation.
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Prior to the United Nations even being formed, Palestine was a country. But the right of the Palestinian people were trampled, and unfortunately, international organizations contributed to those rights being trampled.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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I try to work on a film that my audiences would appreciate and enjoy their time in a theatre.
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When Southern people tell us they are no more responsible for the origin of slavery than we are, I acknowledge the fact. When it is said that the institution exists, and that it is very difficult to get rid of it in any satisfactory way, I can understand and appreciate the saying.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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I get my fuel and inspiration from children, they are our future.
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If a man has wealth, he has to make a choice, because there is the money heaping up. He can keep it together in a bunch, and then leave it for others to administer after he is dead. Or he can get it into action and have fun, while he is still alive. I prefer getting it into action and adapting it to human needs, and making the plan work.
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It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters.
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If you are energy-efficient and water-wise at home, then take all your good habits abroad with you.
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All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed.
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Often I pretended to a cameraman to know less than I did. That way I got more cooperation.
