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You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were.

Beatrice Wood

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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Facts Firsts Work
But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.
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Art Country Theatre
I hang on to the statement of scientists that there is no time. Therefore, join me in telling everyone you are thirty-two. This allows me to go after young men and plan grabbing husbands from my girlfriends.
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Girlfriend Husband Men
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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Energy Overcoming People
My life is full of mistakes. They’re like pebbles that make a good road.
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Happiness Life Mistake
But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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Charming Mother Unhappy
And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just the usual potter.
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Art Usual Work
You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.
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Acting Actresses Fascinating
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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Important Matter Pearls
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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Inspire Life Thinking
And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.
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Color Tone
I don’t like to sell my finest pieces.
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Finest Life Pieces
And then a great thing in my life was going to India.
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Great India Life Things
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.
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Mean Thinking Time
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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Believe Romantic Sex
Yes, because when you’re in love, you are shy.
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You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were.

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