"See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise."

-- Patricia Clarkson

#Awards Quotes #Surprise Quotes #Caught Quotes

“In the film business, it's basically honor among thieves.”
“Men were created before women. ... But that doesn't prove their superiority â€“ rather, it proves ours, for they were born out of the lifeless earth in order that we could be born out of living flesh. And what's so important about this priority in creation, anyway? When we are building, we lay foundations on the ground first, things of no intrinsic merit or beauty, before subsequently raising up sumptuous buildings and ornate palaces. Lowly seeds are nourished in the earth, and then later the ravishing blooms appear; lovely roses blossom forth and scented narcissi.”
“We will never allow anybody to separate Taiwan from China.”
“I have to drink wine before I go on stage. That is still part of the ritual, the ceremony. I usually go for a Cabernet or a Merlot. You're at the mercy of promoters who try to cut corners, so you don't always get the best wines in the world. But I look at the wine as being medicinal. It's not there to be enjoyed, it's part of my preparation for a show.”
“The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.”
“I had a lot of fun bantering back and forth with Kennedy. But for ease and comfort, it would be Gerald Ford. He was a down-home type. I came from the Midwest and he came from the Midwest. He was nonaggressive and kindly.”
“Whether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained.”
“I gave away two dogs years ago because I felt guilty at not being able to give them the time and attention they deserved. I now regularly feed an army of squirrels and wild birds around our house.”

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