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Psychologically, I'll always be a fat girl because that's what my character is built on. I always got a buzz out of people telling me I was ugly. I went out of my way to un-beautify myself. I didn't want anyone's approval.

~Alison Moyet

Topics: Always Anyone Approval Because Built Buzz Character Fat Girl Got Me Myself Out People Psychologically Telling Ugly Want Way

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Mrs. Miniver was an ordinary middle-class English housewife, a character created by Jan Struther when she was commissioned by the 'Times of London' to write a weekly 'cheer-up' article in 1937.

~Alistair Horne

Topics: Article Character Commissioned Created English Housewife London Middle-Class Ordinary She Times Weekly Write Mrs

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For me, the world is a stage, and we are all playing the character we have chosen to play on that stage. It is the job of the photographer to capture the drama of the performance.

~Alix Smith

Topics: Capture Character Chosen Drama Job Me Performance Photographer Play Playing Stage World

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The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played only by the breeze, the actor should be an instrument played upon by the character he depicts.

~Alla Nazimova

Topics: Actor Breeze Character Harp He Hung Instrument Like Only Part Play Played Should Trees Used

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The more consistent a father can be or a mentor can be in the person's life and teach them principles of real solid manhood, character, integrity and leadership, the more consistent you can be in the person's life and teach them those things at a younger age, and then the better off they'll be.

~Allan Houston

Topics: Age Better Better Off Character Consistent Father Integrity Leadership Life Manhood Mentor More Off Person Principles Real Solid Teach Them Then Things Those You Younger

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I was a supporting character in other people's lives, which seemed right and familiar to me. I was also an outsider: English in the U.S., American in England, dogged yet comforted by that familiar feeling of alien-ness, which occupied that space where my sense of self should have been.

~Allegra Huston

Topics: Also American Been Character Comforted Dogged England English Familiar Feeling Lives Me Occupied Other Outsider People Right Seemed Self Sense Should Space Supporting Where Which

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Every character I do has a bit of my mum in her. She's like the doyenne of Dayton, Ohio.

~Allison Janney

Topics: Bit Character Dayton Every Her Like Mum Ohio She

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Using clothes to transform was a huge part of my childhood. But also, I've been acting forever, and wardrobe changes the way you feel, so it totally indicates the character you're going to play.

~Allison Mack

Topics: Acting Also Been Changes Character Childhood Clothes Feel Forever Going Huge Huge Part Part Play Totally Transform Using Wardrobe Way You

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Allison Janney's character in 'The West Wing' was so rocking! I am a huge fan of Mary Louis Parker and her character in 'Weeds.' My manager says, 'you have to grow into yourself, Allison' because all the characters I want to play are, like, 39.

~Allison Mack

Topics: Am Because Character Characters Fan Grow Her Huge Huge Fan Like Louis Manager Mary Parker Play Rocking Says Want Weeds West West Wing Wing You Yourself I Am

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It's interesting to play a female character who's not ever using feminine wiles to get things done.

~Allison Tolman

Topics: Character Done Ever Female Feminine Get Interesting Play Things Using

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