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Kiri Te Kanawa Quotes

I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand and say: 'Stop being so bullish and bossy,' and things like that.

Kiri Te Kanawa

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: new zealander
Birth: March 6, 1944

Topics

Life Me Stop Sometimes Say Hand

Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me.

John C. Reilly

People Me Key Someone Career Like

I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.

Anna Deavere Smith

Fool World Upside Down Think Down

I'm like a menu at an expensive restaurant; you can look at me, but you can't afford me.

Anna Kournikova

Me Restaurant You Look Expensive

Shooting should not be about delivering something I've prepared; it should be a live process of finding things out. When things happen that you haven't planned, that's when the film comes alive.

Stellan Skarsgard

Live Process Finding You Alive Out

Congress has not raised the minimum wage since 1997. The minimum wage is now at its lowest level in 50 years adjusted for inflation.

Russ Carnahan

Congress Now Minimum Wage Years Wage

I try not to take sleep medication.

Michael Rosbash

Sleep Try Take Medication

Barack Obama is crazy sexy.

Mircea Monroe

Crazy Sexy Barack Obama Obama Barack

When I record, it's this very precious and insular thing.

Mitski

Precious Record Very Thing Insular

The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.

Jean Cocteau

Friends You Go Louvre Your Identify

I look for things that are going to challenge me as an actor.

Devon Sawa

Challenge Me Look Actor Going

I hope to find the roles that are age appropriate but not yearning to be younger, or parenting ad nauseam.

Debra Winger

Age Hope Parenting Find Younger Ad

When people ask how I came up with the concept for my second novel, 'The Immortalists' - four siblings visit a fortune teller who is rumored to be able to tell anyone the date that they will die - I always wish I had a better answer.

Chloe Benjamin

People Better Die Wish Will Ask