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Michelle Forbes Quotes

I try to keep things as varied as possible in my career, and after playing something as fun and over the top as Maryann on 'True Blood,' I wanted to find something antithetical to that.

Michelle Forbes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: January 8, 1965

Topics

Fun Career Find Blood True Possible

Vanity destroys your work. That's the one thing you have to let go of as an actor. I don't care how sexy or beautiful any woman is. At the end of the day, she has to take her makeup off. At the end of the day, she's more than just pretty.

Viola Davis

Work Beautiful Day Woman Makeup End

I've taken regular gigs, I've worked in grocery stores, worked as a dishwasher, a porter in different places, all for survival. I don't feel bad about doing it. I wished I could have done better. And still do.

Jimmy Scott

Better Feel Doing Survival Bad Done

When you drink fluoridated water, you're drinking liquid Prozac. You drink enough of it, even though it's a small amount, drink it for decades and decades and what does Prozac do to you? It dumbs you down; it makes you docile.

Jesse Ventura

Water Small Enough You Down Drink

I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.

Jenna Bush

Sports School High School Think High

Teenagers are in some ways the best readers because their imaginations haven't been narrowed down by boring things like jobs and the realities of money and capitalism.

Matt Haig

Best Money Capitalism Down Boring

One of the major dangers of being alone in February is the tendency to dwell on past relationships. Whether you're daydreaming about that 'one that got away,' or you're recalling the fairy tale date you went on last Valentine's Day, romanticizing the past isn't helpful - nor accurate.

Amy Morin

Alone Valentine's Day Day Past You

Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society.

Robert Casey

Society Free Tolerance Price Living

Songs are great. I love songs. I sing them in the shower sometimes. They can be poignant or cheery or angry, and they can have catchy and satisfying melodies. There's nothing wrong with songs.

Russell Smith

Love Great Angry Wrong Sometimes

Our troops are committed to bringing security to Iraq while its government matures. American forces will continue to accomplish their mission with caution, precision and honor with the thanks of a grateful nation.

Mike Fitzpatrick

Grateful Government Honor American

Our job is to ensure that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, accurately labeled for the benefit of the American consumers, and to make sure that they are in compliance with all federal laws.

Mike Johanns

Job American Compliance Meat Safe

If I have to look a certain way for something, I know how long it's going to take me do it.

Luke Evans

Me Long Look Know Way Going

I don't come from a lot of money and wasn't going to get an academic scholarship, so the only way to afford an education was to allow the military to supplement it.

Jon Huertas

Education Money Scholarship Way Get