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"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."

"I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments."

"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."

"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."

"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"

"I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one."

"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."
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"I do need to be told when I'm going wrong. No one's acting can be an exact, 100 percent science."

"I've worked with leading men so worried about losing their charm that they were always winking to the audience."

"I used to go home at night and just shake, because I had no idea that's what acting was gonna be."

"I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters."

"Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury."

"Domesticity has to mean nesting. Otherwise, six months go by, and you don't know where your underwear is."

"Suddenly, I realised: this was what I wanted to do. I didn't know how to do it; I just knew acting felt right."

"I hate it when people say, Mary Elizabeth, this may be hell, but the movie is going to be sooo good."
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