Real Life Quotes - Page 38

• I'm not funny. People assume that because my books are funny, I'll be funny in real life. It's the inevitable disappointment of meeting me.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Disappointment, Real, Book

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• Some people who've read my story think I had a terrible childhood and that I was neglected or even abused, while others feel that my parents, while certainly flawed, also had truly wonderful qualities. And that's the way it should be, because in real life two people can look at the same president and one will see a hero and the other a villain.

  Jeannette Walls

  Real, Hero, Thinking

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• Painting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through ... You can go into a trance while you're doing it, so it's a nice contrast to real life.

  Paul McCartney

  Real, Nice, Ideas

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• I've never liked watching real-life couples play couples onscreen or onstage. It takes me out of the story.

  Antonio Banderas

  Couple, Real, Play

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• All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff.

  Samuel L. Jackson

  Fun, Real, Hard Work

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• All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have to change the character a little bit in case your friend or your relative reads the book, because you don't want them to know you wrote about them... They might get mad.

  Meg Cabot

  Real, Book, Character

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• I come out of real life.

  Elizabeth Edwards

  Real

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• In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist.

  Stephen L. Carter

  Real, Class, People

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• In real life we don't know what's going to happen next. So how can you be that way on a stage? Being alive to the possibility of not knowing exactly how everything is going to happen next - if you can find places to have that happen onstage, it can resonate with an experience of living.

  Sam Shepard

  Real, Knowing, Alive

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• The public is a part of my real life.

  Placido Domingo

  Real

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• I love escaping into character. It's a chance to try on people that you wouldn't be brave or stupid enough to be in real life.

  Andrea Corr

  Real, Stupid, Character

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• In real life I've learned to love not wearing any makeup whatsoever, and I'm super low-maintenance when it comes to my hair.

  Leighton Meester

  Real, Makeup, Hair

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• I was joking the other day about how my real life feels like a TV show, and my TV life feels real - because, to be on Thursday nights on NBC, which is what I grew up with, has been such a big part of inspiring me. To be part of that tradition is really completely surreal, and I'm so grateful.

  Whitney Cummings

  Real, Grateful, Night

  Interview with John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com. September 15, 2011.

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• You know, I think a lot of times what happens when we as actors know we're playing a bad guy is we get into bad guy mode. You know what, man? In real life, bad people do good things too and good people do bad things. So you don't necessarily have to be the stereotypical bad guy to still do bad things.

  Laz Alonso

  Real, Men, Thinking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• You don't even really get used to doing scenes where you have to kiss, or be particularly intimate, with another person who's not actually your lover in real life.

  Viva Bianca

  Real, Kissing, Viva

  "Viva Bianca: ‘Spartacus: Vengeance’ Princess On Ilithyia, Lucy Lawless And Sex Scenes". Interview with Chris Jancelewicz, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 25, 2012.

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• The whole thing about acting, the draw for me, is the opportunity to do things you don't get to do in real life.

  Benjamin Bratt

  Real, Opportunity, Acting

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• Writers are socially observant. We find people endlessly fascinating, and real life is mysterious. Sometimes it's hard to stop staring at the strut and squawk of my fellow man. They can be quite inspiring. Sometimes it's hard to stop talking to them to see what in the world they're thinking.

  Julianna Baggott

  Real, Men, Thinking

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• I've been in so many love triangles on TV and in real life.

  Rachel Bilson

  Real, Triangles, Tvs

  "Rachel Bilson is ready for kids". www.imdb.com. April 25, 2012.

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• I don't mind being the center of attention as a character but in real life it's not for me.

  Rachel Bilson

  Real, Character, Mind

  "Rachel Bilson Lucky Magazine April 2012: I Don’t Like ‘Slutty Dresses’" By Jessica Misener, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 28, 2012.

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• My fiance and I had a few problems working through some of the things that he saw me say and do on the 'Surreal Life.' Considering the company that I was in, Ron Jeremy and Trishelle from 'The Real World,' I think I was pretty tame.

  Traci Bingham

  Real, Thinking, Saws

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• In real life, I'm pretty much an eternal optimist.

  Abbie Cornish

  Real, Optimist, Eternal

  "Abbie Cornish Talks THE GIRL, Relating to Her Character, The Remake of ROBOCOP, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 14, 2012.

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• The gay people I knew in real life were soft spoken and didn't want to call attention to themselves because they were terrified of exposing themselves, of people finding out that they're gay.

  Chris Colfer

  Real, Gay, People

  "*Glee'*s Chris Colfer Wants to Show You His Ass". Interview with Brett Berk, www.vanityfair.com. April 27, 2010.

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• I've always made music that was representative of real life.

  Eric Church

  Real, Made, Representatives

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• In real life I'm very low-key. A wallflower. One of the reasons I went into comedy and acting was that I was sick of being shy.

  Jemaine Clement

  Real, Keys, Sick

  "Jemaine Clement: 'I was in a public park replicating gay porn pics in my underpants'". Interview Killian Fox, www.theguardian.com. August 28, 2010.

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• I'd like to think I'm actually a nice person in real life.

  Katie Cassidy

  Real, Nice, Thinking

  "Katie Cassidy Dishes on Gossip Girl". Interview with Dan Koday, www.seventeen.com. October 20, 2010.

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