But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
BEATRICE WOODDo be true to yourself, whether it’s bad doesn’t matter. The important thing – you have to copy while you’re studying.
More Beatrice Wood Quotes
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And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
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I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men.
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And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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Well, I don’t go out much socially. I don’t enjoy going out.
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My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.
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And culture is – each of us – is like one pearl added to another to make a chain. We each contribute to the other. And that’s all right. But once you’re on your own, do that which comes from within. And I feel this very strongly.
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I’m not too interested in books about India.
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First of all, I’d like to say here the fact that I’m not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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I was in a convent for a year.
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Here in America we’re doing the most wonderful crafts
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I happen to believe that there is an afterlife
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There’s so much more to life than that, though I think that acting is fascinating because you can forget your own sorrow as you act and become somebody else.
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The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
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Do be true to yourself, whether it’s bad doesn’t matter. The important thing – you have to copy while you’re studying.
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Choosing to live in the timeless, I am now at the easiest and happiest time of my life.
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