Elizabeth McGovern Quotes
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I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.
Blockbuster
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England as a culture has endured so much more than America has as a culture, so it's given them a different perspective.
America
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I can't just sit around thinking how lucky I am.
Around Thinking
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I don't believe in villains - just people who channel their energy in the wrong way.
Believe
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I had reconciled myself to being happily out to pasture, a bit.
Bit
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I have a terrible sense of direction.
Direction
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I like writing letters and receiving letters. It's a shame that we've lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. I mourn that.
Art
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I miss sometimes the buzz of America. A sense that anything can change at the drop of a hat. In a way, it's an exhausting…
America
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I wasn't ecstatic about being pregnant - I wasn't somebody who actively wanted kids. Certainly there were no fantasies about nappy-changing.
Actively
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I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.
Career
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I've been in things that have impressed people and they've come up to congratulate you but in a kind of, you-must-think-you're-really-special way.
Been
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I've found acting on stage much more challenging than on screen.
Acting
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I've got my private life - that's sacred - and I didn't have that before.
Inspirational
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If I feel I can play a part I do everything in my power to try to play it.
Feel
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In London, I take the Tube everywhere.
Everywhere
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In today's world, we all live with the burden of feeling that anything is possible if we're only clever enough, smart enough, work hard enough.
All
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It's peaceful for people to know how their lives are going to be, pretty much.
Inspirational
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It's very tough when two creative people are together.
Creative
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Most people grow up dreaming of going to Hollywood and some of them work and work and work and finally end up in Hollywood.
Dream
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My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.
All
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