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I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the future and my attachment to it. I can't imagine what kind of writer I'd be if I didn't have my kids.

~Barbara Kingsolver

Topics: Attachment Being Character Count Enriched Future Imagine Kids Kind Mother Sense Understanding Ways Which World Writer I Can

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We never really know what's around the corner when we're filming - what turn a story will take, what a character will do or say to surprise us, how the events in the world will impact our story.

~Barbara Kopple

Topics: Around Character Corner Events Filming How Impact Know Never Our Really Say Story Surprise Take Turn Us Will World

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Ever since I began writing my Junie B. Jones series, people have been assuming that the character is based on me when I was a little girl. The fact is, though, that Junie B. and I have very little in common.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Assuming Based Been Began Character Common Ever Fact Girl Little Little Girl Me People Series Since Though Very Writing

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'EastEnders' has been wonderful to me and it's no secret that it changed my life all of those years ago. I'll be so sad to leave Peggy behind; she's such a wonderful character to play. I have had the pleasure of working with a marvelous cast and crew and have made many lasting good friends.

~Barbara Windsor

Topics: Been Behind Cast Changed Character Crew Friends Good Good Friends Had Lasting Leave Life Made Many Marvelous Me My Life No Secret Peggy Play Pleasure Sad Secret She Those Wonderful Working Years Years Ago

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I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I like the story, I will go for it.

~Barkhad Abdi

Topics: Actor Character Fits Go Go For It Job Like Me Myself Only See Somali Story Think Will I Think

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Everyone can do a character the way they want to do it, unless the director tells them not to, which isn't very common. I like to do my characters, if it's not specific in the script, as myself.

~Barret Oliver

Topics: Character Characters Common Director Everyone Like Myself Script Specific Tells Them Unless Very Want Way Which

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I denied this for many, many years and years... but you cannot help but not see a little of my mother in the character of Edna.

~Barry Humphries

Topics: Cannot Character Denied Help Little Many Mother See Years Years And Years You

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What is extraordinary about the character of Edna - and I speak as though I am completely outside this character and I am talking to you - I'm, as it were, in the wings, and she's on stage, and every now and then she says something extremely funny, and I stand there and think: 'I wish I'd thought of that.'

~Barry Humphries

Topics: About Am Character Every Extraordinary Extremely Funny Now Now And Then Outside Says She Something Speak Stage Stand Talking Then Think Though Thought Were Wings Wish You I Am I Wish

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One of the strangest experiences one can have is to sleep on stage, as I once did in Sydney when I'd lost the key to my flat. I had to stay at night in a bed, which conveniently was on stage because my character Sandy Stone did his monologue from a bed. To wake up looking at a shadowy auditorium is a very peculiar feeling.

~Barry Humphries

Topics: Auditorium Because Bed Character Did Experiences Feeling Flat Had His Key Looking Lost Monologue Night Once Peculiar Sandy Sleep Stage Stay Stone Strangest Sydney Up Very Wake Wake Up Which

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'Moonlight' isn't an issue film. It's not about addiction, it's not about sexuality, it's not about identity. It's about all these different layers, because they are all a part of the character.

~Barry Jenkins

Topics: About Addiction Because Character Different Film Identity Issue Layers Moonlight Part Sexuality

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