Patricia Clarkson Quotes

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

Patricia Clarkson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actress
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 29, 1959

Topics

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I'm a liberal - I believe in subsidies for public goods and in regulations to curb harmful externalities, but neither of those things exist when it comes to parking.

Matthew Yglesias

BelieveI BelieveParkingThings

I wouldn't make an anti-American film. I'm one of the most pro-American foreigners I know. I love America and Americans.

Michael Caine

LoveAmericaKnowFilmMakeMost

I was always making my friends laugh, but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom.

Steven Wright

LaughFriendsAttentionNeverAlways

Every woman is not a runway model, nor should she be.

Tracy Reese

WomanSheRunwayModelShouldEvery

I thought it was a prank. There is no way six different major labels trying to reach out to me. But it was actually happening.

Ruth B

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I'm not making art, I'm making sushi.

Masaharu Morimoto

ArtSushiMaking

I wrote the original Mike Hammer as a comic, Mike Danger.

Mickey Spillane

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People say 'chick lit,' and what they mean is 'crap.' And so even though you might sell 100,000 copies of a book, you're never going to win a prize. These are books that people don't just read, they devour them - they stay up into the early hours because they want to devour them.

Lisa Jewell

PeopleWinBookYouEarlyWant

Between an uncontrolled escalation and passivity, there is a demanding road of responsibility that we must follow.

Dominique de Villepin

ResponsibilityRoadFollowMust

Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist they're honest about everything.

Chuck Klosterman

GoodLiarAlwaysEverythingHonest

I was quite small as a kid and maybe a little afraid physically. When I grew into myself, the realisation changed. That when you hurt yourself, it's transient; it doesn't stay forever.

Brian O'Driscoll

MyselfYourselfSmallHurtYouKid

I guess, like most foreigners, when you're away, you see your own culture being even more strange. But where I come from and my roots mean a lot. I miss my family and my friends. Something I've realized as I've been traveling is that it's more about the actual people than the actual place.

Alicia Vikander

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