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Joanna Lumley Quotes

There is something so quiet and so industrious, something so Viking about the Scots.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: english
Birth: May 1, 1946

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Quiet Something Industrious About

For a few years, there were three shows running on Broadway that I had all opened: 'Chicago,' 'Wicked' and 'Anything Goes.'

Chicago Three Years Wicked Anything

In the South, you don't say exactly what's going on or what's on your mind.

Mind You Say Going Your South

Going on to train with Lecoq in Paris meant I discovered European theatre at a formative moment growing up.

Moment Growing Up Theatre Train Up

British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis are deeply upset by Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film 'Argo,' which suggests they refused shelter to the group who managed to get out of the U.S. embassy.

Crisis Group Upset Out British Film

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Michael Morpurgo

Life Money Writing Book Making Money

I wrote the first draft of 'Plan B' the summer after I turned 21.

Plan Summer First Draft Wrote After

The Olympics are very important only if you gain a medal, and that's a very difficult achievement.

Achievement You Important Difficult

Unfortunately the Republican tax cut will deny important revenues to many states facing their own deficits. This will create greater pressure for higher state and local taxes.

Pressure Create Tax Important Will

I'm not ashamed; I work hard to look how I do.

Work Work Hard Look Hard Ashamed

People ask what my influences are, and for me, it's not always obvious. One of my biggest inspirations was Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders. That's based on how she just does whatever she wants to do, and I love her attitude about everything. It bleeds over into my way of thinking and comedy.

Love Attitude People Me Thinking

The most delightful aspect about the language of cinema is that it speaks to each of us in different ways - it is a purely subjective experience.

Experience Language Cinema Us Most

McNamara's plea was that he had no idea that Vietnam had a history of longing for self-determination, a history of resisting foreign invasion.

History Vietnam Longing Idea He Had

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