"I don't see myself as competing with other actresses. I mean, I went through a time when I was in New York, and I was going to lots of auditions and trying to get parts, but even then, you're not really competing with the other actresses. There is a competition going on, but it's not like something you can win in that way."

-- Annette Bening

#New York Quotes #Mean Quotes #Winning Quotes

“My husband, children, and my family are my biggest supporters. I just pray to God to keep my family and I aligned at all times, and I just remember where it all got started before show business.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. The reason I was able to listen to it so freely was that my mom couldn't hear any of it, so we would be driving along just blaring Too $hort's horrible misogynistic stuff, and my mom would just turn to us and say, "This is great. I can feel the bass. It sounds so nice." And we're like, "Yeah, mom. We can feel the bass, too."”

Source : Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. June 6, 2012.
“People get good gigs because they stand up....You don't get picked. Reject the tyranny of picked. Pick yourself.”
“There are those who say that seeing is believing. I am telling you that believing is seeing.”
“I don't think anybody really loves the sound of their own voice, but the tweakability is huge.”
“What I try to do is write. I may write for two weeks â€˜the cat sat on the mat, that is that, not a rat,â€™.... And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff. But I try. When Iâ€™m writing, I write. And then itâ€™s as if the muse is convinced that Iâ€™m serious and says, â€˜Okay. Okay. Iâ€™ll come.”
“A society is judged by the way it cares for its most vulnerable citizens. As an American, I am ashamed that we have turned out backs on millions of our children. I want to do my part to rectify this terrible situation.”
“People seem to think that folk music is people with acoustic guitars. Or punk music is people with mohawks, leather jackets.”

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