Famous Quotes & Sayings

S. Hughes

I was in the room with a great actress who had no experience with Cherry?s performance ... and we just started working together from scratch.

Abbey Clancy

I was already in a band, and the teachers called my mum in and said: 'Abbey's so clever, it's a total waste if she follows her dream'. But I never wanted to do a job I didn't love, and I'd always wanted to be a model or an actress or a singer.

Maisie Williams

I didn't want to escape my life and become a big actress and live my dreams. That was never the way it was; it was just these amazing opportunities that happened.

Richard Avedon

Marilyn Monroe gave more to the still camera than any actress, any woman I've ever photographed; infinitely more patient, more demanding of herself and more comfortable in front of the camera than away from it.

Virginie LeDoyen

You're always compared to someone, especially when you're a French actress.

Jessica Simpson

I'll be playing this all-American celebrity actress who everybody loves, but she can't get the Oscar-winning drama roles - she thinks the roles she gets are cheesy. She ends up joining the army!

Shohreh Aghdashloo

I proud to say that most of the Iranians love me and love my work. I love them, and I always have them in my mind when I work. There are few people who do not agree with me, but truly, I don't care. I call myself an actress with a mission.

Serinda Swan

I'm pretty sure I became an actress solely because of craft services. When you're a kid and there's a lady walking around with a tray of chocolate and other free candy, that's the best reason to be in the industry!

Jamie Lee Curtis

If I were an actress today at the age of 18, I would never make it, because now our young actresses all seem to be very beautiful and very talented right away.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating bipolar disorder. My answer is competence. Empathy is important, but competence is essential.

Terry Bradshaw

James Davison took me out to show me where Karl is living right now and where he's going to build. Karl wasn't at home. He was out there somewhere in the woods riding on some Caterpillar or some kind of tractor. But I figured we'd at least knock on the door to see if he was there. His wife answered the door. So we got to meet Kay before Karl.

Pat Bowlin

Jake had some of the most powerful runs I've seen him do. Early, he wasn't hitting the hole and I pulled him aside. The next play, he made a huge run n the kid was challenged and answered it.

Michael Goodwin

Kavanaugh gets the answer she wants. She has asked a question that makes Sheehan a victim of the press, and Sheehan answers that very way.

Kevin Furtado

Keep your mind and palate open. Your palate is a Rolodex of tastes you have encountered before hand. There is no right answer when tasting wine.

Stuart Pearce

Joey Barton is a Manchester City player. I hope he'll stay. The way footballers answer anybody is by performing on the pitch and I thought he played extremely well.

John Burness

Joe wanted to reach out to students who felt they'd like support and provide answers for anything they felt they needed to know.

Brad Brownell

John is as tough as it comes. At one point during the game, I asked him if he wanted to switch off and guard somebody else for a while. He glared back and me, so I knew what his answer was.

Evan Bayh

I think I should hear what the man has to say before making up my mind, ... Whoever is chosen for this spot could be on our nation's highest court for 30 years perhaps, and deal with some of the most fundamental liberties that we have in this country. So I think it's important we take our time, ask the right questions, listen carefully to the answers and then reach a considered judgment.

Justin Duberman

Jaime will sign an NHL contract this summer. He doesn't have anything signed yet but it's not an issue.

Carlo Ancelotti

I would say it's impossible because I have a contract with Milan which I'm trying to respect.

John Antil

He didn't deny anything. He said, ' I'm sorry. ' When you weather a crisis well, it can actually help you. Right now is if I had a contract with him, I'd be thinking about using him more.

Andy Pafko

He just put the contract on the table and said, 'Would you mind signing?'

Willie Randolph

He'll be here in a couple days -- it might even be tomorrow, ... There's nothing in his contract about it. We just told him we wanted him back. We want him to come back and help us.

Terry Ryan

He's creative. He finds ways to get contracts done.

Rod Marinelli

I was disappointed when it happened to me and I'm disappointed for Joe now. But he did sign a contract and he knew this could happen from the very beginning.

Richard Curtis

We are forced by the major publishers to include electronic rights in the contracts we make with publishers for new books. And there's very little we can do about that.

Ronnie Chappell

I think we are eager to finish negotiation of the contract and to make it public. We expect the contract to receive significant public scrutiny.

Dave Bautista

Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it's pretty easy to do.

J. M. Roberts

John is one of the top parks and recreation directors I've seen. He has a great feel for the needs of the community, and that's reflected in the facilities.

Stephen Chbosky

'Rent' was a special project for me. It was my first notable screenplay job. I worked with two wonderful directors on it, starting with Spike Lee in the summer of 2001. I wrote a draft for Spike and he was really good to me.

Aaron Johnson

There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.

Bruno Tonioli

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

William Shatner

A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively.

Rebecca Hall

You either are a good director or you're not.

Zhang Yimou

I'm very honored to become executive director of the ceremonies.

Coleen Rowley

I never really anticipated this kind of impact when I wrote this letter to Director Mueller two weeks ago.

Neal Hersh

Kim is respectful of what the judge did and she's pleased with today. We're hopeful this will be the end of it.

Craig Biggio

Just seeing it in spring training was something that was pretty special. We wanted the winning one, and hopefully we can turn that around and maybe get one.

Dana Quigley

I taught her everything she knows, ... She played with me last year, and look what's happened. I hope I have the same impact on Tim as I did Paula.

Felipe Alou

He is the only pitcher I went (behind the cage) to see. I hope he didn't mind that.

Mark Shapiro

He'll be in the middle and hopefully we'll let him work his way toward the back.

Dan Svirbly

His year didn't end the way we hoped it would. He got down here for the second time and won a match again, he just couldn't quite get to the podium.

Chris Coghlan

There is a kind of sense of urgency. We do need to win two of three and hopefully even sweep.

Mike Ackerman

I thought the team started out strong for their first game. I hope it will keep going from here.

Andrew Jones

I think we need to be responsible, to do the right thing. I hope that you understand we have no vested interest in a tax because we have to pay it, too.

Larry Sabato

He could have made millions in the private sector.

Jim Amos

It is significant in its impact. We do millions of packages a year with UPS.

Nandan Nilekani

I'm in politics to make the lives of millions of Indians better.

Beau Greely

This is two millions in a row. He'll stay here for the Breeders' Cup.

Notting Hill

Bernie: I'm sorry I am so late. Bollocksed up at work again, I fear. Millions down the drain.

John H. Reagan

You are not content with the vast millions of tribute we pay you annually under the operation of our revenue law, our navigation laws, your fishing bounties, and by making your people our manufacturers, our merchants, our shippers.

Zhu Rongji

At this occasion of reunion for millions of families, we miss our Taiwan compatriots more than ever,

Albert Brooks

If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.

Mike Burkett

So many millions of people don't feel like their vote has any meaning. There is no reason why younger people can't be a unified force.

Monica Crowley

Just when you think you've heard it all from Team Obama, the next day brings another jaw-dropper.

Meredith Ostrom

John Casablancas was saying, 'You will be the next Claudia Schiffer!' But I said, 'Actually, I have to go to college.'

Stephen Colbert

All I can do is today and tomorrow and have some idea of what we're doing next week. That's all I can worry about.

Erin Dethloff

Having a season-best performance before the Big 12 (conference meet) is really huge. We are just going to keep practicing next week.

Nick Price

He's a little older than me and out of respect he should be the next one to be asked,

Ted Ligety

I think it's kind of stupid to make him do it if he isn't going to be in the next run.

Carl Poston

It could be (today), it could be next week. It's all up to him.

Ken Warwick

When they go to school the next day, it's become the show to watch, and if they haven't seen it, they've got a problem.

Elliott Sadler

I actually am pretty pumped up for the next nine races.

Mike Casey

I did what they wanted, and they offered it, so I think I have it coming,

Bebe Neuwirth

In New York I was always offered the hot, sexy roles. But in L.A. I was offered the plain, dowdy roles. It says a lot about the difference between the coasts.

Lori White

If Qwest offered voluntary overtime, I think they'd find enough people to take it,

Kristin Hasson

We're going through rebirth right now. And the school has offered a lot of support.

Rob James-Collier

Obviously, I play a villain in 'Downton Abbey'. As an actor, you want to get a variety of roles, so to be offered the part of Joe, it was perfect.

William Brownfield

For more than 20 years, the United States has offered replacement parts for the F-16 planes,

Jeff Bridges

My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me.

Harry Reid

The amendments were being offered by people who didn't want the bill.

John Rhys-Davies

I was offered the opportunity to narrate the Catholic bible, and it was something I really wanted to be involved with.

Peter Scobie

There are tentative signs things are slowing. It's not a foregone conclusion.

Todd Jones

The signs are there that they can do it. It's going to take a long time for them to get to that Target level.

Phil Garner

We just went over signs again. Just a refresher course.

Daniel Tieken

I don't see any signs of it stopping.

Saul Williams

The MC has to be just that, a master in control. They can show no signs of weakness.

Bob Newman

We had all the signs out for 'Save the Armory,' but that's all set away now. It's really very encouraging and it hasn't always been that way.

Olivier Gasnier

There are really no encouraging signs in this survey.

Bill Engvall

I hate stupid people. They should have to wear signs that just say, 'I'm stupid.'

Jon Alterman

There hasn't been a 'peace process' for some time, and I don't see any signs there's going to be one resuming.

Saina Nehwal

I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.

William S. Burroughs

Fear of death is form of stasis horrors. The dead weight of time.

Rob Bell

The ancient Hebrews had a word for this awareness of the importance of things. They called it kavod. Kavod originally was a business term, referring to the heaviness of something, which was crucial in weights and measures and the maintaining of fairness in transactions. Over time the word began to take on a more figurative meaning, referring to the importance and significance of something.

Robin Gibb

It's hard for me to put on weight.

Warren Buffett

I put heavy weight on certainty. It's not risky to buy securities at a fraction of what they're worth.

Zadie Smith

13.5 Mrs. Wolfe asks whether Mr. Iqbal expects her Susan to undertake compulsory headstands. 13.6 Mr. Iqbal infers that, considering Susan's academic performance and weight problems, a headstand regime might be desirable.

Harvey Keitel

They have equal weight and you do the same work you'd do if you were playing a dramatic role.

Eric Bana

I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way.

James Rosenquist

Nothing weighs on me. I don't feel any weight.

Joely Richardson

And whatever my weight, I've always been skinny from the waist up.