Being Quotes · Page 343

I find dipping one's toe into all of these people's lives is one of the major exciting points of being an actor.…

— Rupert Friend

That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.

— Pearl Cleage

Being Premier is a 24/7 job, so it doesn't create many spaces in order to be able to build relationships.

— Lara Giddings

People have to stop making people feel bad about being on these drugs. Stop Ozempic shaming because it's not nice.

— Terry Dubrow

It's about staying level-headed and being appreciative of the chances I got and the games I played but, at the same time,…

— Joe Gomez

Everyone's trying to get a reality show, and we're just trying to avoid accidentally being on a reality show.

— Erin Foster

Just being attached to 'Superman' actually gave a great boost to my career.

— Matt Bomer

I'm a happy human being when I'm overloaded with stuff to do, but I got stuff to do.

— Donal Logue

Far from being a showbiz gimmick, for me dressing as I please has signalled the end of a lifelong performance of straightforward…

— Ezra Furman

I dug the idea that I was being perceived as the black sheep of my family, but for me, it was like,…

— Larry Bishop

For decades, activist shareholders were an entertaining, but largely ignored, Wall Street sideshow. Disgruntled investors would attend annual meetings to harangue executives,…

— Charles Duhigg

I am not a big fan of positive thinking. The term suggests that there is something negative that you have to counteract…

— Srikumar Rao

I try to be the most versatile player on the court. If that means being a four and posting up, I'll do…

— Zion Williamson

I am not one of those fat birds who feels miserable because models are thin. Frankly, I feel more insulted by the…

— Julie Burchill

When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources…

— Anonymous

I parody myself every chance I get. I try to make fun of myself and let people know that I'm a human…

— Gary Coleman

The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different…

— Cameron Monaghan

Being on set in front of the camera, it makes me happy and extremely grateful whenever I'm in front of the camera.

— Sanya Malhotra

I enjoyed being in movies when I was a boy. As a child you're not acting - you believe.

— Roddy McDowall

Some of the joy in acting is switching it up: being able to do something that's different than what you've been doing.

— Susan Kelechi Watson

Speculative joy, the joy derived from being right and being rewarded, may well be similar to the rush felt by a winning…

— Michael Steinhardt

Just because my song was being played on the radio didn't mean I had a load of money. You don't get royalties…

— Tones and I

I was never destined to be a movie star, and I'm happy not being one.

— Rudy Boesch

One of the things about my ministry is that I have never branded myself as being above the people or superior to…

— T. D. Jakes

I'd like to thank Christy Brown just for being alive. I'd like to thank Christy's mother. Anyone who gives birth 22 times…

— Brenda Fricker

I guess my comfort zone as a writer is diametrically opposed to my comfort zone as a human being.

— Jennifer Egan

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80% of being a successful hitter. The other 20% is just execution.

— Hank Aaron

Being prepared helps you feel more confident at the doctor's office. Think about what you want to ask and write those questions…

— Andie MacDowell

Being a mother of two myself - and two small girls - I think that single parenting is hard.

— Sarah Clarke

In New York, you have the street; in the U.K., we have the beach. I end up being like a migrating bird,…

— Martin Parr

When other people say, 'Oh you're so-and-so's friend, brother, or husband,' it's reductive to the point of being white noise.

— Casey Affleck

I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.

— Alastair Cook

Probably the only thing that I really don't like about being an old guy is so many of the people who understand…

— J. J. Cale

If you're a femme woman in a hardware store and someone won't let you pick up a hammer, the work of gendering…

— Torrey Peters

I started balding at age 17 and after first being sad, I really embraced it.

— Jason Alexander

Being alone by oneself is much better than being alone with another.

— Vikrant Parsai

I'm not a big fan of there being voiceovers in movies. I really prefer it when the film tells it story.

— Salman Rushdie

That's one of the advantages of being an inventor and tinkerer - I have everything I need to make what I need.

— Lonnie Johnson

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when 'Jolene' was a…

— Dolly Parton

I went to college in North Carolina, so something about being in the East Coast is home for me.

— Ashlyn Harris