- Best
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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
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a very straightforward way, I am a terrible reporter. I'm not someone who can go into a story and not get involved.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not sure that finding a husband at university made me any less of a feminist or an academic. I still soaked up Susan Faludi; I still read Doris Lessing. But I did it at the same time I met someone who I felt was my soulmate.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I won't quit to become someone's old lady.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
All of a sudden, someone threw me in front of this rock and roll band. And I decided then and there that was it. I never wanted to do anything else.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
What helps me when someone puts me down or aims to offend me is to not take what they say personally. I try my best to not internalize their comments.
- Strong
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- Nov 07, 2020
A terrific exercise is to take a paragraph of someone's writing who has a really strong style, and using their structure, substitute your own words for theirs, and see how they achieved their effects.
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020
Put a Post-It note on your mirror that says: 'Someone has to succeed. There's no reason why it shouldn't be me.' Repeat before every audition.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Someone once told me that being in the closet is like living in a vertical casket. Perfect description.
- Gender
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole idea that someone should not be able to marry who they love based on their gender and their preference is ridiculous.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
Costume is a huge part of getting into character. Your body soaks in what you're wearing, and you turn into someone else.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one's just going to hand you a career. I waited for years for someone to hand me one and it never happened.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I needed my own territory, and I didn't know how I was going to get it. And so I took my frustrations and plugged them into someone entirely different from me. I wanted to see if I could slip into someone else's skin.
- Leftovers
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am someone who puts their takeout or leftovers into the Tupperware and stores it in the refrigerator overnight.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020