- Nov 07, 2020
Matter Quotes
On what actually counts.
This page starts with a striking reframe of confinement as something that can happen mentally even to people who are physically free, and pairs it with career advice about simply landing that first entry-level role. For related thinking, see Life.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Glory
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an actor on sets, I've always clocked how hard the crew works, how much longer their days are, how much lesser their glory is - and the fact that their commitment to the work and project is unwavering, no matter the budget.
- Honesty
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to marry a good person, not his profession. If the person is good, the profession doesn't matter. I hold honesty, simplicity, and genuineness above everything.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to give myself time to deal with an issue. I get to the root of the matter and learn from it. I don't like to repeat mistakes.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I assume the body language no matter what in doing voiceover. There is a transformative aspect.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother always helped me because she was kind of a research fanatic. When she would write a screenplay, there would be so much research all over the walls. And so when I started working as an actress, I would do the same thing. She instilled in me a love of taking everything very seriously. It didn't matter what it was.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
With 'A Northern Light,' I've already heard from teenage readers, teachers, librarians - it's been so gratifying. It's amazing that you can take something that matters so deeply to you and make it matter to someone else.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our country is not in crisis; there are no tanks in the streets. No matter what the outcome of the president's situation, life in America will go on. Our lives will continue to be filled with practical matters, not constitutional ones.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there's an energy between two people it doesn't matter what you look like or what you do for a living or where you live.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
One constant writing ritual, no matter what I'm writing, is that I cannot write if people are around me. It wigs me out - the idea that someone is reading as I'm writing stuff.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wouldn't want them to feel lonely or outcast ever in any way. And no matter where they were in the world, I'd want them to always feel incredibly confident about who they were and proud.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I've really learned you don't have to fit in. No matter where you go, you're always going to be you and if they don't like you for who you are, then what's the point of being someone else?
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.
- Nov 07, 2020
No matter who the characters are, you can strip them down and find small universal truths.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020