Maisie Williams Quotes
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I feel like I grew up in the circus. I know planes, trains and automobiles. And really talented, weird people.
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I've grown up with girls that are like Precious. I've grown up with people that are like everyone that I read about in that book. And so years later, when I was given the role, I just felt a huge responsibility to show the reality of that situation and to show that we're not making it up.
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People tend to think that numbers are quite objective, but numbers in economics are not like this. Some economists say they're like sausages: you don't know what they really are until you cut into them.
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When people do the cowardly thing, it's not about respect, it's about fear.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.
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Me, it was always about being able to bounce around to where I wanna be. Like, with 'Arular,' people always say it's so political, but I think 50 per cent of the album is not very political at all. It's just really a shouty, shouty girl thing.
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There is something about my aura or essence, or whatever, that draws the ex-wife characters to me. I don't seek them out, but people tend to think of me for that particular archetype, or whatever you want to call it, and I don't mind it. I think there is a strength to it.
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People often ask me why I don't take up more heroine-oriented roles. My question is, 'Where are these roles?' I really appreciate actresses who sign only films with meaty roles. However, there aren't too many of them. The industry is simply male-dominated.
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Lots of people have objections to prizes of all types, and it would be extraordinary if everybody agreed on anything that's worthwhile - they never do.
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'Moonlight' changed me. To see people so moved by this movie inspires me to find something else to offer. And maybe the next one touches only five people or maybe just one person. To me, you know, that would still be worth it.
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There is some group of Americans who are really, really curious to understand how we ended up at this point, where every week it seems like you can turn on your TV and see some sort of abuse being heaped on black people.
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I try genuinely, when I'm playing a character, to not judge them and just to inhabit someone as how one sees them. That being said, you also want to make sure that you don't blur the edges of people too much because humans are naughty and complicated beings.
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Playing live is everything. Sometimes being on the road is hard, and it's a lot of work, and tiring. From a musical point of view, you improve all the time. Not only that, but you learn how to deal with people and deal with energy in a live setting.
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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Music is really something that makes people whole.
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Most people know Muslims in their community but don't realize it.
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I've got two lives. Weekends, I go out and play rock star. Weekdays, I play granddad. You can't beat that.
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One thing that somebody told me is that leadership is a lonely role - some people can do it, and some people can't.
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Civilization... is another word for respect for life. One can't have too much respect for a loveliness that's brittle as spun glass.
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I'm always the underdog, and I go in there and win the fights.
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I'm sorry; I ruin people's interviews because I just talk about rubbish.
