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- 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
- Boring
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- Nov 07, 2020
For some reason, I find jogging incredibly boring, but yoga is the only thing I've been able to consistently do over the years. I think it's because it also is sort of a mental exercise and calms you and refocuses you. So I find that that's great, and sometimes someone will drag me to a spin class or on a hike.
- Exercise
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now that I have a dog, I frequently have to take him out and get some exercise, which also gets me exercise.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm honored that people would think of me for any big role that is talked about a lot.
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- Nov 07, 2020
That would make a great Instagram photo - me and David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Horror films are very effective to me; they have an impact on me. I think that real life things scare me a lot more.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you had told me ten years ago that I would be able to go and make out with Will Forte one day and then Woody Harrelson the next, it would have blown my mind.
- Fan
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a huge fan of Bill Macy, so working with him in any capacity was exciting for me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the 'Percy Jackson' movies. That was my big break. I love the people I worked with. It was a really magical experience for me.
- Humor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a huge fan of Steve Martin. He's hilarious, but he has this depth to him and this way of dealing with the difficult things in life with a sense of humor that I think has helped me as an actress.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having dinner with somebody you've looked up to your whole life is quite a memorable thing. Like, 'Wow. I'm having dinner with someone who is a huge inspiration to me.' That's intense.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always knew mum loved me - tough, look-after-yourself love, as if she knew she wouldn't always be there.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
In ways I don't entirely have the words for, an experience, thought or a lesson isn't real for me until I've written down.
- Harsh Reality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Until I read Anne Frank's diary, I had found books a literal escape from what could be the harsh reality around me. After I read the diary, I had a fresh way of viewing the both literature and the world. From then on, I found I was impatient with books that were not honest or that were trivial and frivolous.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to make words out of life. That's bigger than me. That's as big a creative force as - bigger than, for me, even having children. That felt more accidental - wonderful, but accidental.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, as an oppressed people, American Indians have this epic burden, but first and foremost, they're human: sometimes a mess, sometimes funny or sad, at times very wise, and other times not wise at all - a lot like me.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a working writer; this is my job. So it matters to me that it's good. I sweat over every word. I don't just vomit this stuff up. It's agony. The only thing that comes close is childbirth, except it's like being in labor for eighteen months.
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- Nov 07, 2020