"From Maya Angelou I began to believe that……" — Dirk Benedict
"From Maya Angelou I began to believe that I, too, someday, could be a writer, and I also learned how tortuous it can be to be in possession of a unique voice."
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55 Quotes by Dirk Benedict
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Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the…
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Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.
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Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and in health, in success and…
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It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become…
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I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!
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I have written two nonfiction books, I'm embarrassed to say.
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To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted…
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
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From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.
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Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.
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Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a television show, where a minute…
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In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could…
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More Angelou Quotes
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Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means…
— Mary J. Blige
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Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of…
— Michael N. Castle
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Some critics will write 'Maya Angelou is a natural writer' - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.
— Maya Angelou
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I don't know how much longer I'll be around. I'll probably be writing when the Lord says, 'Maya, Maya Angelou,…
— Maya Angelou
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Of course, there are those critics - New York critics as a rule - who say, 'Well, Maya Angelou has…
— Maya Angelou
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I am an English major in school with an emphasis in creative writing. I think hearing Maya Angelou speak at…
— Fred Savage
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When people tell you who they are, Maya Angelou famously advised, believe them. Just as importantly, however, when people try…
— Maria Popova
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What stands out to me most about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or spoken; it's…
— Oprah Winfrey
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I've learned to rely on the strength I inherited from all those who came before me-the grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and…
— Oprah Winfrey
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You did the best you could, the best you knew how at the time." It was something like that. From…
— Oprah Winfrey
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Maya Angelou observed you cant use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Sadly,too often creativity is…
— John C. Maxwell
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The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up…
— Guy Johnson
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