- People
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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'm always like 'I'm too skinny, I can't gain weight, even when I try.' I'd like to try to not let that get to me.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me acting is a passion and an art, and always will only be that. I don't have any rules when it comes to acting. I'll do anything. But it depends on the script. Either I'll have passion for the project or I won't. It's got to fuel me.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
George Clooney is a super-human, he's just such an amazing human being, he taught me how to be a better person and a better actor!
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, acting is about the art of it and it's about being on a film set and doing your thing, painting a blank canvas.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, my rule in this industry is I've got to listen to my butterflies. So if I got butterflies, then those are the scripts I go after.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be honest, I never went to school for acting, and I never learned to break down a script. I took acting classes my whole life, but they never taught me anything about acting. They just taught me about myself.
- Nov 07, 2020
I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.
- Possible
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's become more and more of a priority for me to tread as lightly as possible in the world.
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite New York memory is that blizzard in '96. I get chills thinking about it. It's my favorite time here - call me crazy. I'm from Canada, and it's very cold up there.
- Cure
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was scouted at a Cure concert. A model scout approached me there and asked me if I modeled, and I thought that was ludicrous.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
As far as influences, I listen to a lot of people like Nina Simone and other androgynous voices, almost to make me feel like I'm not alone.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always find it amazing that people get mad because they can't figure out my gender. Even though my only job here is to create art, I think being a genderless figure... it shakes people. And when that happens, it makes me feel like I'm doing my job.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020