[On Denmark:] … that little country of cottage cheese and courage.
BETTE MIDLERYou have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.
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Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD’s on and hit play and random things come out.
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When the movies first started, audiences were dumbstruck to see actresses walking around in evening gowns. They’d never seen anything like that. They wanted to be like those actors and actresses, so the movies informed their behavior.
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We’re all divine, but I was the only one who had the nerve to call myself that.
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I believe that Judy Garland’s artistry was so fine. I mean, when people say: ‘oh, she brought so much of her life to her music’, I don’t really believe that. I believe that she didn’t have to. She just was a moving human being. That was her gift.
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I tried to charm the pants off Bob Dylan, but everyone will be disappointed to learn that I was unsuccessful. I got close – a couple of fast feels in the front seat of a Cadillac.
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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reeds. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your heart to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower and you, its only seed.
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
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I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
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Sometimes, when I wake up, my soul is in another city!
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Find your Light; They can’t love you if they can’t see you
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I never know how much of what I say is true.
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