- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Lady
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I've been doing the Vietnamese nail lady impressions since my mom first took me to get my nails done when I was 12.
- Challenge
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody wanted to help me get my start, not to mention it's tough being a female in a man's world of stand-up comedy. It's a very competitive world, and it was a challenge to find my own voice, stick to my guns.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I like to tell stories and relate to people and get everybody having a good time. I don't ever want to be in a situation people feel the need to tell me their opinion. So I stay away from any kind of material that would cause somebody in the audience to shout me their opinion.
- Loved
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I think all actors - they'll hate me for saying this - but we are babies. We like to be loved, and we'll do anything if we're loved.
- Day
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Going back to Ireland involves at least six to seven emotional breakdowns for me per day.
- Remember
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I had one nanny who made me sit in front of a bowl of porridge for three or four days running when I refused to eat it. I remember being very unhappy about that.
- Fight
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very fond of doing movies where men fight over me. I don't get to do enough.
- Moment
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
In 1969, when I was still living in London, I had gone with some friends to see 'Easy Rider' in a movie theater in Piccadilly Circus and had returned alone some days later to see it again. It was Jack's combination of ease and exuberance that had captured me from the moment he had come on-screen.
- Man
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be like Jo March in 'Little Women.' I wanted to be married to a man who would give me lots of sons.
- Love
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I read James Joyce's short story 'The Dead,' and I love that movie for many reasons. It was the last film I made with my father, and it's emotional for me as well as a movie I'm proud of.
- King
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
My process seems to be unusual in the sense that I don't create worlds before characters. With me, character is king.
- Nov 07, 2020
The people I write are real to me, and basically, they tell me about their environments on a need-to-know basis.
- Nov 07, 2020
I am a woman. I write SF. And it's not acceptable to treat me as anything less than an equal. I won't stand for it.
- Coffee
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I had a respected SF writer call me 'girlie' and demand that I get him a coffee, before the panel we were on together.
- God
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I think I'm lovable. That's the gift God gave me. I don't do anything to be lovable. I have no control.
- Something
- |
- Nov 07, 2020