Sophie Thompson Quotes

As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler!

Sophie Thompson

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 20, 1962

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My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.

Jim Carrey

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I realized that if you try to be the perfect mom, perfect wife, perfect actress, you start to feel overwhelmed. You shut down. I got that really fast... I was running back and forth from breast-feeding to filming a scene, overextending myself on every level. I realized I have to make priorities, and my family is number one no matter what.

Jenna Dewan

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I have six or seven 'what to name the baby' books, the Oxford dictionary of names, and a fabulous tome that's 26 languages in simultaneous translation - French, German, all the European majors, plus Esperanto, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and so on.

Melanie Rawn

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My family came to Newark in the '20s. We've been there a long, long time. My father's name was LeRoi, the French-ified aspect of it, because his first name was Coyette, you see. They come from South Carolina.

Amiri Baraka

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I loved movies as a teenager and saw as much American cinema as I could, but I hated the English films of the early '60s and had absolutely no point of identification with them.

Stephen Rea

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Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them.

Sitting Bull

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I like to create chances, to shoot when I play farther forward, but I also like playing deeper, as you have more time on the ball.

Toni Kroos

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I'm after megafights, and me fighting Haye equals megafight.

Tony Bellew

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It appears fashionable these days, and almost politically correct, to blame hard-working immigrants, especially those from Mexico and Central America, for the social and economic ills of our state and nation.

Roger Mahony

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Two years ago, of course, I was just a rookie and listened to everybody. In a way I am still a rookie. I'm only 23 and I'll be surrounded by great players who have played in a lot more Ryder Cups than myself. But the rankings say I am the best player at the moment and so that brings a responsibility.

Rory McIlroy

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I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama.

Joyce Maynard

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Don't set pen to paper until you know your main characters inside out. Create files detailing their appearances, likes, dislikes, and personal background. You may not use all the information, but it is a crucial step in planning your story.

Jojo Moyes

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