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- Nov 07, 2020
Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Creative Input
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do love being solo because I can have more of my own creative input to every aspect of my career.
- Blessed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Which is why I felt I was truly blessed this year, with leads in two nice films, and also the luxury of being able to do a studio film and an independent afterwards was fantastic.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
You just sort of get used to being one of the only women on set, so it's really refreshing to start to enter a time when that's not the case anymore.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.
- Almost
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is almost no topic that can’t benefit from being talked about in a humorous way.
- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is easy to misunderstand what a comedy song is, or what its potential is. I’m used to musical comedy being maligned as an easy artform.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a political science major in college and dreamed of being a diplomat.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't mind being called snobbish, a pain and a social climber, but being called unkind really hurts.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
With so many forty- and fifty something mums and dads in Converse stalking the streets, I can see why there's a slew of books about the menopause and middle age, the most recent addition being David Bainbridge's plucky, glass-half-full meditation or, as he calls it, 'natural history.'
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020