- Moment
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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
- See
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hollywood is portrayed in this super glamorous way, but when I see pictures of actresses going off the rails, it doesn't surprise me at all.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
The doctor must have put my pacemaker in wrong. Every time my husband kisses me, the garage door goes up.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
Colonel Parker asked Henry and me to come to Elvis' suite and have breakfast. There were at least five policemen stationed up there. He was talking on the telephone.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I often begin movies with music in my head; it's a very important dimension to me. Not just the music itself, but how to use music in film: when and how and subtlety. I don't like to be too sweet in my stories, and I like the abrasive clang, the contrasting of sounds and cultures.
- Women
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- Nov 07, 2020
It gave me a lot of pleasure and pride that 90 percent of the crew for 'Monsoon Wedding,' and most of my film, are women. We get the work done, you know, much lesser play of ego... And I really believe in harmony, I believe in working in a spirit of egolessness and that the film is bigger than all of us.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have three generations at home, including my father-in-law. I keep a very low profile, and a lot of things I do are very much with the family in mind. I have actually made films with the family around me.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once 9/11 happened, people who looked like me and whose children looked like us and whose husbands looked of a community, really were made to feel quite the other, and I thought that was impossible in a city like New York but I myself was witness to that.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
You've got to understand that in Bollywood, every actor is an instrument, and yet a human being. They come to the set with a set agenda, believing, 'This is who I am, this is what I want, and no, I am not going to become that character you want me to.'
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I assume that if people get to know me, they'll like me. If they don't, it's not my problem.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on.
- Emotional
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- Nov 07, 2020