Catherine Keener Quotes

I... had guys on the set who didn't like me... they weren't interested in the cold character.

Catherine Keener

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CharacterMeColdLikeInterested

I'm a huge movie nerd.

John Corey Whaley

NerdMovieHuge

Ignorant men don't know what good they hold in their hands until they've flung it away.

Sophocles

GoodMenHandsKnowIgnorantHold

No one's memory is infallible, of course - quite the opposite.

Sigrid Nunez

MemoryOppositeCourseQuite

It's a very strange and quite terrifying experience to watch yourself on TV. I never like to do it with other people.

Simon Bird

ExperienceYourselfPeopleStrange

Being fined for violating the rules of your league is not the same as a shop owner on Main Street paying to have a new sign hung in front of their business. One is a business expense, the other is a punishment.

Tony Cardenas

BusinessRulesNewStreetPunishment

You know, I have found a new way to get high and stay spaced out for hours on end, and the government can't stop me... It's called senility.

Robert Anton Wilson

GovernmentMeEndYouStopKnow

There's always someone who's going to interpret my material as racist, but it's not. Racism comes from intent and power. A racist will tell a joke about a group of people only when they're not in the room. I'll talk about a group of people only when they're in the room.

Russell Peters

PowerRacismPeopleSomeoneGroup

I miss the reference section at the library. I used to go there twice a week on missions. Now everywhere's a research library and I can't get an elitist kick from it any more.

Douglas Coupland

ResearchLibraryWeekGoNowMore

It's hard selling books in general: companies are merging, editors being laid off, bricks-and-mortar bookstores closing, large chain bookstores squeezing out independents, and online retailers squeezing out chain bookstores.

Christina Baker Kline

SellingClosingHardOutBeingOff

Chess is life.

Bobby Fischer

LifeChess

As a fiscal conservative, I believe one of the most important roles the federal government can play in assuring that our economy remains strong is to keep our fiscal house in order.

Allen Boyd

GovernmentBelieveStrongHousePlay

I was very lucky because Tim Burton really gave me a career. I don't think Hollywood would've known what to do with me. If I hadn't done 'Beetlejuice,' I think I would've just gone back to my school.

Winona Ryder

SchoolMeThinkBackCareerDone

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