- Kiss
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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
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tried to get as far away from home as possible after I graduated from high school because I had a hard time being a kid.
- Comedy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of being a mother - part of the comedy of it, anyway - is what happens to your body.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one got anywhere by being too scared to open their mouth in case nobody laughed.
- Quite
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being on stage a lot is quite physical.
- Elizabethan
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the height of ridiculousness was when I was playing Elizabeth in 'The Golden Age' while preparing to start shooting 'I'm Not There.' I literally finished filming Elizabethan grandeur on Friday, flew to Montreal, and started being Bob Dylan on Monday.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor, I endeavor to find the reason in the unreasonable. Because no one thinks they are being unreasonable or unrealistic or demanding or behaving madly. We all see ourselves as being justified.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
The great thing about not being American is that you don't assume you know what a Southern accent sounds like, so you have to be specific.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you go to a concert, part of being there is that you're all hearing the same thing. It's about being in a crowd. If you go to a gig and there are two people there, then it's not the same thing.
- Nov 07, 2020
A co-founder is like being somebody's parent: You want to make sure your offspring thrive.
- Genius
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- Nov 07, 2020
Instead of being lionized and admired for her genius, instead of being able to earn a decent living as a writer, Andrea Dworkin was misrepresented and demonized.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
How do I tell people who I am? Not being a writer, the only way is to sing songs that reflect my opinions.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Probably the biggest bring-down in my life was being in a pop group and finding out just how much it was like everything it was supposed to be against.
- Human Being
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- Nov 07, 2020