- 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
- Pen
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- Nov 07, 2020
Never leave a pen around me - it will be gone.
- Nov 07, 2020
When my mother threw a party, even as a kid, she'd call me in and say, 'Organize it for me.'
- Happens
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- Nov 07, 2020
But listen, I'm 29-years-old, I'm really lucky to be there and whatever happens I've been really blessed already. I have plenty of awards for this movie and if this was it for me I'd be really content.
- Parenting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to cook comfort food. I'll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
That said, my kids are at home right now with my husband and I'm missing something important at my daughter's school which makes me feel sick inside. It's a lot of balance and a lot of really hard decision making.
- Growing Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that I'm a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they're interested in tend to really influence me.
- Doctor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had parents who believed I could do anything - and I know how that made me feel. I think both my parents, having careers in the medical profession, feel they are helping people on a daily basis, and that was inculcated in me as a value. I had to struggle with giving up the idea of becoming a doctor myself.
- Dismayed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to admit I was dismayed when I found out 'type A' refers to a category of risk for heart disease - I thought it was just a nickname my mom gave me!
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Somebody close to me once said, 'Oh, no man will ever accept your children.' And I just thought it was the most horrifying thing someone has ever said to me in my entire life. I was determined to find somebody who would make that not true.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spent a lot of my 20s just trying to make other people happy, rather than trying to figure out if doing that made me happy.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never thought I'd be acting. It's very accidental for me.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't barbeque myself because that would involve me cooking. And whereas I can, I'm not a very good cook.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020