Meg Tilly Quotes

I wanted to write something from a child's viewpoint... Five of the characters I have played in movies have either been abused or became abusers, themselves, and I just kind of felt like there was a need.

Meg Tilly

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 14, 1960

Topics

ChildMoviesKindWriteNeedBeen

Eating well gives me a lot of my energy.

Maye Musk

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I think every actor has their list of roles that were near misses. I've had my share. I was very close and almost cast in Philip Seymour Hoffman's 'Capote.'

Michael Eklund

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I have a big family, and I spend a lot of time with them.

Mitt Romney

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Actors wait tables, directors work at video stores.

Joss Whedon

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I always wanted to win. Everyone has a bit of that in them, but I have even more of a will to win. Sometimes I might go overboard, whereas there are others who, yes, they want to win, but if they don't, it's no big deal for them.

Diego Costa

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Along with rock climbing, I hike and I like to go to the beach, anything outdoors and anything that takes me out of the everyday.

Christa B. Allen

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My philosophy in life... is to prove myself to myself and not to others. I tried to teach my children that, that I have to respect myself, to prove to myself that I can do the best I can.

Columba Bush

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I've worked a lot with Noah Baumbach, and he doesn't make it easy to like his characters, but the stories are funny and witty and there's an edge to that kind of humanity.

Ciaran Hinds

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People regard CGI as a gimmick; they almost blame CGI for a bad story or a bad script. They talk about CGI as if it's responsible for a drop in standards.

Peter Jackson

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Unless we have a well-educated people, we're vulnerable on our national security.

Mark Hatfield

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The whole Twitter phenomenon is really indicative of what's happening in this country. And I say this in condemnation of myself as much as anyone else - we are growing into a nation that has no time, desire or capacity for truth. All we can handle is 140 characters of knowledge.

Kurt Sutter

TruthKnowledgeTimeMyselfCountry

I was never particularly academic, so it was no great surprise when I failed my 11-plus and consequently went to Wibsey Secondary Modern. I did all right in English, history and music, which were the subjects that most interested me.

Kiki Dee

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