"I had never even thought I'd be an actress - I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It's the same career."

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Anne Parillaud

#Motivation Quotes #Careers Quotes #Roles Quotes

“I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.”

Source : "Q&A with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri". Interview with Janine Zacharia, www.washingtonpost.com. November 25, 2010.
“Fiction is a solution, the best solution, to the problem of existential solitude.”

Source : Jonathan Franzen (2012). “Farther Away: Essays”, p.40, Macmillan
“One of the best places for a shy person to meet people is in a coffee shop. If you are a reader, bring a book and read it there - that gives a guy something to ask you about. Same goes for sketching, writing, or any hobby you can take with you.”
“Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive.”
“That, you know, is why the world exists at all. It remains outside the cosmic garbage can of nothingness, not because it is such a solemn necessity that nobody can get rid of it, but because it is the orange peel hung on God's chandelier, the wishbone in His kitchen closet. He likes it; therefore, it stays. The whole marvelous collection of stones, skins, feathers, and string exists because at least one lover has never quite taken His eye off it, because the Dominus vivificans has his delight with the sons of men.”
“I think when I have kids and grandchildren I will be very proud to have them watch this movie.”
“It's your job as an actor to fill out the blanks. I love doing that. To fill in the bones.”
“The problem with relying on nostalgia for commentary is that people only remember the good things.”

Source : Interview With Jim White, www.theguardian.com. August 5, 2001.

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