Mary Gaitskill Quotes

Having watched television, I would kind of play the role or picture myself on a television show or something like that. That's maybe always been true of a certain type of kid, even before television maybe, but I think it's been amplified to an insane level.

Mary Gaitskill

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MyselfThinkPictureTelevisionPlay

I'm in the moment. I'm always in the moment of life.

Jenifer Lewis

LifeMomentAlways

I acted in a couple friends's short films and thought I was gonna be really good and mysterious and sexy. And I was just terrible and self-aware.

Max Winkler

GoodThoughtSexyShortFriends

You can really get your chops in shape in the resident theatres, and I urge anyone to investigate them and to be willing to go anywhere to pursue the great roles.

Jefferson Mays

GreatYouGoPursueShapeGet

Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation and then see what happens.

Jeanette Winterson

SituationAlwaysSeeRogueHappens

I know I should have never got into politics. And I've learned my lesson. No more politics.

Amitabh Bachchan

PoliticsLessonKnowMoreNeverGot

You shouldn't listen to us at all if you're looking for information. We don't take ourselves seriously on any level; we're just comedians.

Stephen Colbert

LookingYouInformationSeriouslyUs

Vampirism, for me, was a way to live in fantasy and have superpowers, but not just in a really perfect, happy, everything is great way. It's superpowers with a cost. It's having to be the villain, and what do you do about that.

Stephenie Meyer

LiveGreatHappyMeVillainYou

I'm not a victim.

Stacey Dash

Victim

I think I'm skilful enough, but I don't consider myself a naturally talented, gifted sports person.

Tony McCoy

SportsMyselfThinkEnoughPerson

I've been neurotic in my life; I've had neurotic relationships with men. What else is new? But you really have to learn to be resilient - able to bounce back, pick yourself up, and just keep moving.

Rita Moreno

LifeMenYourselfMovingLearnYou

In the early '70s - a very good time for children's books and their authors - editors and publishers were willing to take a chance on a new writer. They were willing and able to invest their time in nurturing writers with promise, encouraging them.

Judy Blume

GoodChildrenTimeChanceEarlyNew

I realized my life was not going to be, per se, normal.

Josh Ryan Evans

LifeMy LifeNormalGoingRealized

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