- People
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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
- Comply
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- Nov 07, 2020
As human beings, we're powerfully swayed by how much we feel we're being respected. People comply with agreements if they feel they've been treated fairly and lash out if they don't.
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a negotiator, you should strive for a reputation of being fair. Your reputation precedes you. Let it precede you in a way that paves success.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've worked with Tim Burton five times, and it's just like being part of a family; life doesn't get much better than that.
- Busy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like being busy.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had kind of an attitude, which was not uncommon in New York. Theater people who went to Hollywood to do sitcoms were selling out. That was the attitude. And I didn't really relish the idea of being cast in a sitcom, because I shared that attitude.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
My generation has a hard time being genuine and enthusiastic. There's a lot of irony in our culture.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just an actor, but if the extra part of it is that I'm helping people or people are being helped by the virtue of what we're doing, then that's just a really nice added extra.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went being unemployed for three years to being the lead in a British feature in the days when we only made two a year, 1990. It was ridiculous really.
- Keen
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not that keen on the idea of being unconscious.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020