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title: "2 Outside Quotes By Vinessa Shaw"
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> [When I realized that nothing is perfect and no one is perfect, I was able to overcome my initial fears. I was holding myself to some weird standard that I was putting outside of myself, i.e., the director or casting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/when-i-realized-that-nothing-is-perfect-and-no-one-is-perfect-i-was/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/vinessa-shaw-27701_able_when-i-realized-that-nothing-is-perfect_235225.jpg)

> [My grandmother is still a woman who worries about what she looks like when she goes outside. She's from that era, and I can remember saying to her, 'Grandmother, we're just going to the grocery store.' And she'd be like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/my-grandmother-is-still-a-woman-who-worries-about-what-she-looks-like/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/vinessa-shaw-27701_about_my-grandmother-is-still-a-woman-who-worr_1474728.jpg)

## Other authors on Outside

## More by Vinessa Shaw

> [I think all of the directors I've worked with are mostly curious about the time I had on 'Eyes Wide Shut.' They really just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/i-think-all-of-the-directors-i-ve-worked-with-are-mostly-curious/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [When I realized that nothing is perfect and no one is perfect, I was able to overcome my initial fears. I was holding myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/when-i-realized-that-nothing-is-perfect-and-no-one-is-perfect-i-was/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [When you practice Buddhism, you have to always self-reflect, and you can't avoid your problems. That makes me understand human beings better. I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/when-you-practice-buddhism-you-have-to-always-self-reflect-and-you/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [I'm not very good at dating. I'm very decisive. If I like someone, then they're my boyfriend. It's pretty straightforward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/i-m-not-very-good-at-dating-i-m-very-decisive-if-i-like-someone-then/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [It's such an awkward, strange thing that was concocted, to have auditions. Back in the old days, you'd just have a screen test, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/it-s-such-an-awkward-strange-thing-that-was-concocted-to-have/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [I had done the child acting thing, which is pretty much learning your lines, standing there looking natural, and having fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/i-had-done-the-child-acting-thing-which-is-pretty-much-learning-your/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [The compassionate actions of a Buddha are essential to reforming and revitalizing society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/the-compassionate-actions-of-a-buddha-are-essential-to-reforming-and/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [I believe that dialogue is the key to breaking through our tendency to separate and isolate. Dialogue changes isolation and loneliness into connection and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/i-believe-that-dialogue-is-the-key-to-breaking-through-our-tendency/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [In 'Garden Party' or '40 Days and 40 Nights,' I played characters who people don't necessarily like; I just find some humanity in them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/in-garden-party-or-40-days-and-40-nights-i-played-characters-who/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [I was going to school thinking I was going to do something entirely different, thought acting was just a hobby at that point, met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/i-was-going-to-school-thinking-i-was-going-to-do-something-entirely/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [How many Buddhists does it take to change a lightbulb? Many in body, one in mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/how-many-buddhists-does-it-take-to-change-a-lightbulb-many-in-body/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [I think all movie love scenes are hard because you can't truly be as intimate as you would be with anyone you're truly with,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/i-think-all-movie-love-scenes-are-hard-because-you-can-t-truly-be-as/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [I'm a Buddhist and active in my Buddhist's Association, and I'm actually a National Young Women's representative for the organization, so I travel a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/i-m-a-buddhist-and-active-in-my-buddhist-s-association-and-i-m/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [My grandmother is still a woman who worries about what she looks like when she goes outside. She's from that era, and I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/my-grandmother-is-still-a-woman-who-worries-about-what-she-looks-like/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

> [Coming to know one another based on a shared humanity through dialogue is the key to breaking down the walls of isolation and reversing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinessa-shaw/coming-to-know-one-another-based-on-a-shared-humanity-through/)

[Vinessa Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinessa-shaw/)

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