- Inspirational
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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
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is sort of a general universal perception of me, or someone who looks like me, as someone who is kind of menacing, dark or mysterious.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I wrote 'East,' I wanted a completely earthy, very sexy, very violent play, so I wrote in verse. I found it not only satisfying but releasing. It gave me an opportunity to play with language. We never played the characters like the yobs that they are, but rather in a slightly heightened way.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was almost entirely responsible for my cultural education. She took me to the library once a week, and by the age of seven, I was reading 100 books a year.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
During the Second World War, we lived in a flat on Whitechapel Road in the East End of London. At one point during the blitz, the air-raid sirens went off every night for 30 nights, and each time, my parents would grab my sister and me and take us to the shelter beneath Whitechapel underground station.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I have criticism that I feel is unfair, the rejection does disturb me, but it also strengthens me. I used to get turned down for all sorts of jobs. I used to writhe in pain, but then I would say, 'Good. Good. I will get stronger for this.'
- Loyalty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anime has been good to me. I made and continue to make very little money at it, but the undying, feverish loyalty of the fans of the genre has been such a life-changing influence for me that I wanted to do everything I possibly could to help give something back to them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that always interests me from a storytelling point of view is how that moment of trauma, whatever the trauma is, even divorce, your dog dies, whatever it is, the consequence, in terms of people's emotional lives and the way it resonates behaviorally for a long time, is really the stuff that interests me.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a child of Hollywood and dreams. To me, to be on the red carpet is the best place in the world.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm immensely grateful for the precious gift my mother has given me. She is my hero today and every day.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thank you to all for your prayers and good wishes. It gave me the strength to persevere and warmed my heart.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation.
- Car
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- Nov 07, 2020