- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Someone Quotes
On the someones who shape a moment.
This page includes praise for a steady presence who doesn't panic under pressure, and a note on a fictional character built to feel relatable even in impossible circumstances. For similar reflections, see Know.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's no fun feeling your thoughts are being controlled by an electrode, and someone else is holding the clicker.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't really read as much as I used to. A lot of what I was looking for as an escape I find in writing. And the other thing is that I don't want to get into someone else's language when I'm working.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all make snap judgments on small amounts of information. We do it all the time with online dating, deciding whether to spend time someone on the basis of a short blurb and three pics.
- Nov 07, 2020
Every time someone asks me where I'm from, I'm not sure how to answer that question... so I say I have no roots.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
In twenty years I've never had a day when I didn't have to think about someone else's needs. And this means the writing has to be fitted around it.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate not managing to speak clearly. I really hate it. I get a feeling of claustrophobia - like I'm locked in my own head - if what I've said hasn't reached someone.
- Enthused
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is so stimulating for young children to hear someone who does science talking about it. It can be so exciting and inspiring. It is easy to get younger school children enthused about science.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
My ex-husband happens to be one of the most gifted moviemakers. And what is so bizarre about working with someone like that? I guess it is bizarre to be good friends with your ex-husband.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a very private person. I don't like to talk about things till someone asks about them.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even at 30 or 40, if something doesn't do well, it still hurts. If I pinch someone, the pain is going to be the same whether the person is young or old.
- Accepts
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is something about the South that accepts the supernatural. If you don't accept it and you're having a conversation with someone who does, it's just one of those polite things where you don't question their belief in ghosts. You just go, 'Oh, yeah, okay.' It's amazing to be able to have conversations like that.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Teaching someone to be funny is like teaching someone to be fast. They're already fast. You're just making them faster.
- Impress
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you first meet someone, it's always about one-upmanship. The couple tries to impress each other.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
For someone who works in theatre, the rehearsal is where you discover everything. It is where magic happens, where the script enters you and becomes part of you.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When someone's good, my job becomes easier.
- Movement
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would adopt a standpoint, irrespective of whether someone was for or against it, if I felt deeply that it was right for the movement.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020