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- Nov 07, 2020
Myself Quotes
Quotes on knowing yourself.
These quotes turn inward, questioning long-held traditions and how one sees oneself - one recalls identifying strongly as a mathematician rather than a technologist, while another admits, with some humor, to relying on charm rather than looks. Related reading includes I Am Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
It fell into my lap. I grew up doing dance classes. And one day, a film production company contacted my dance school looking for background dancers. I wasn't looking for it. It just happened. And I found myself on set. And that was that.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show it. I had an attitude. I was rather wild. I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished. As I got older I realised I didn't have to lie any more and it was a nice feeling. I could be myself.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't decide to represent anything except myself. But that self is full of collective memory.
- Lady
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was young, I was rather attractive, and I thought that I would be a leading lady. I always thought of myself as a dramatic actress, but of course the opportunities for blacks weren't there at the time.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
My friends in college, several of whom are still my closest companions, would tell you that I was almost obsessed with becoming - fixated on creating - the future that I envisioned for myself: one of expanding to know my fullest self, which I have in no way achieved.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found myself sort of becoming a character actor, though I don't know if that would be my natural makeup.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my film flops, I believe it is my mistake. There have been times when I didn't come out of my house because my films didn't do well. I lock myself in for months. I don't talk to people. I feel bad for producer, director, for those who lost money. It's never about myself or my career alone.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always believe that one can't interfere in another's work. Once I start work on any film, I surrender myself completely and blindly follow the director.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
My understanding is the day I start looking at myself as a star is the day I will die as an actor.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't matter how I conduct myself or what I wear or how I speak or where I sit or what I do. That does not allow anybody to harass me.
- Dragged
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- Nov 07, 2020
As many have said before me, artists are creative people who can't be dragged into the politics of nations. I have always made a concerted effort to maintain this standard for myself.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can certainly put myself in Israel's shoes. They are humans just like we are. They want peace and security inside their borders.
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- Nov 07, 2020