The second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for each other. Which doesn’t mean a thing because I think anybody who met Marcel fell for him.
BEATRICE WOODAnd I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
More Beatrice Wood Quotes
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I happen to believe that there is an afterlife
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You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.
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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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And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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And then a great thing in my life was going to India.
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I was in a convent for a year.
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Hardships and handicaps can…stimulate our energy to survive them. You’ll find if you study the lives of people who’ve accomplished things, it’s often been done with the help of great willpower in overcoming this and that.
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But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.
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And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.
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The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.
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I don’t like to sell my finest pieces.
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But you can’t realize, you can’t know what another person goes through.
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Over and over I’m on the point of giving it up.
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My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.
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Yes, because when you’re in love, you are shy.
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