Constance Baker Motley Quotes
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I was in San Francisco for 'Trauma' and then got back to town and got situated and started looking at things and passing on things. I think I was around for a month and a half, and there were other projects that were up, but it's all a waiting game. And then, 'The Vampire Diaries' came up, and I was really interested and read for it.
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I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
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I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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One of the first major storylines that 'All My Children' featured was Erica Kane, a rebellious daughter, and her mother, sort of a matriarchal type, who was trying to guide her daughter to a safer place.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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I don't like intellectuals, or, at least, people who call themselves that way, because I am under the impression that there is always something condescending in their demeanour, and I don't like condescending people.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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I can't comprehend that I'm in the film of 'Les Miserables.' It's one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere.
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In the United States, oil demand is projected to grow by 340,000 barrels per day this year and gasoline demand is projected to grow nearly two percent, averaging 9.3 million barrels per day for the summer.
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Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
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In life, you need many more things besides talent. Things like good advice and common sense.
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Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.
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I don't mean to criticize anyone in any way that I wouldn't criticize myself. I think people should have fun, and have a good time, and enjoy the luck that we have to be lazy and dwell in consumerism. But I think that it's a balance. And our job as actors is empathy.
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It wasn't easy getting 'GoodFellas' started.
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I'm a die-hard lover of high-waisted skirts with crop tops.
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The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself.
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The Soviet constitution guarantees everyone a job. A pretty scary idea, I'd say.
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He had the sudden urge to put his arms around her, but the look on her face said that if he made a move toward her, she would move away, and maybe she would keep moving away from him until the distance between them was too great to cross again in one lifetime.
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I'm living the American dream.
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My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks.
