- Free
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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
- Nov 07, 2020
I feel, for the most part, especially in comedy, you make your own work, and maybe that's true across the board.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
But marriage goes in waves. You've got to be patient. People bail and give up on their marriages way too early. They just don't put the work and the effort into it. You've got to suck up your ego a lot of times, because that can be a big downfall.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am called a gold digger all the time. I don't care. There is nothing you can do about what other people say.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately.
- Desert Island
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can see when an actor gets bored: Their eyes go dead. I promised myself I'd never let that happen. If it does, I'll go and live on a desert island for a year.
- America
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well it's hard to bracket it like that because everyone always thinks you either go to America and you come back, fail or succeed, but it doesn't work like that.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
People became more interested in my love life than in me, and that has a certain effect. You start to feel very empty and worth nothing, you start to become a piece in a board game you never wanted to play.
- Hiding
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- Nov 07, 2020
Onstage, there's no hiding; you either can or can't act. There's no second take.
- Different Roles
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always chosen incredibly different roles and things that are quite offbeat. That way you're not limited.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look at being an actress as being like a mummy: You're bandaged up and preserved as soon as you start making other people money.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I had married someone wealthy when I was young, I would have sunk like a stone. Being skint makes life quite clear. You've got to take that job.
- Dialogue
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- Nov 07, 2020