- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
When aspiring writers ask me about how they should target their writing, I tell them to pay no attention to that kind of thing. It will restrict you. You will end up falling into stereotypes in an effort to tailor your work toward a perceived genre category.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a line I have that our family was designed more for public than for private. But there are definitely some things that are only mine. I am someone who dreams at night, and you don't know what I'm dreaming.
- Nov 07, 2020
I would ask, 'Have you read '1984'? Have you read 'Brave New World'? If so, I'm sorry, but you read science fiction.'
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
Have a picture in mind of the kind of career you want, the kind of writer you want to be. This will help you make tough decisions when you reach crossroads - choosing an agent, deciding to accept deals.
- Magic
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the great things to pretend is that you're not only alright, you're in great shape. Now to have that come true - I've actually gone on stage depressed and that's worked its magic on me, 'cause if I can convince you that I'm alright, then maybe I can convince me.
- Fly
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't hold back in your writing. Take risks. Go ahead and tackle that crazy idea that you think will never fly, because that may be the one that makes you stand out from the crowd. Keep pushing the envelope.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you sell yourself short before you even start, you'll never know how far you could have gone. Ambition is a wonderful thing and has gotten me farther than I ever thought I'd go.
- Nov 07, 2020
There is no point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Eventually I want to be a full-time mother who works occasionally - and being an actor you have that freedom.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe in being typecast. If I believed it, it probably would have happened to me. You attract what you make.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was 30 when I did 'The Matrix.' When you turn 30, your life and your world view change. I remember feeling relieved - it was like I was seeing things in a deeper way.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020