Olivia Thirlby Quotes

Acting is something that I always wanted, but I never paid attention to the notion that it might actually work out. You have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do - at one stage, I wanted to be a jockey - but this is the one that's a big deal.

Olivia Thirlby

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Everybody needs a coach.

Joe Gibbs

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There are certain actors who are very good at improvising, like Dustin Hoffman and Glenda Jackson.

John Schlesinger

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Actually, to be honest, this is a useful time to not be knowing what I'll be doing in 2013 or 2014, because really, for the last however many years, I've known what I've been doing for years and years ahead. You get into a cycle of non-reflection, and that gets a bit scary.

Stephen Daldry

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In the absence of a limitation on local enforcement powers, the states are bound by the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution to enforce violations of the federal immigration laws.

Russell Pearce

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When a child's mind develops and is heading in a certain direction, we murder that mentality, we murder that imagination, by saying, 'Now, that is all well and good, but now sit down and start to study.'

Derek Walcott

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There's something about dinosaurs that should be very humbling to human beings.

Colin Trevorrow

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I freelanced for the 'Boston Phoenix.'

Christie Hefner

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Effective storytelling is the key to getting users to understand and adopt your product as well as imperative to recruiting team members and future investors.

Chris Sacca

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My favorite record of all time is Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers.' I hold it as the standard - in terms of sonics, sequencing, and songs. It shows that making a complete record is important, rather than just making a single.

Chris Stapleton

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There's a great charm in theatre; I enjoyed doing it for twelve years and did lots of plays. At this chapter of my life, I am a cinema actor, and I would like to continue to be so, and at some point I would return to the theatre.

Boman Irani

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A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.

Annie Leibovitz

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I never got into using my phone's calendar. It's easier to write in my Tiffany day planner. There's something charming about having a datebook.

Ali Larter

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