Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
But I'm more of a recluse when it comes down to being a writer and being a creative person rather than being a celebrity.
I've lived in England, France, Spain, Portugal and Germany in the '80s. I don't like being settled. It's not really healthy.
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You don't know when you're being watched. That's one of the weird things about celebrity. It's my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.
There is one thing in this world that I'm better that than anyone else and that is being me.
A unique style comes from not being able to do things in a conventional manner. If David Byrne could have sung like Paul McCartney, he would have.
I never jumped into anything, and I never liked being cajoled into anything. I've pretty much always done things because I wanted to do them.
Actually I like the idea of being a Renaissance hack. If tombstones were still in style, I would want to have the two words chiseled right under my name.
I love emotion. I love being in love. And showing that on screen. I think it's wonderful.
Victoria got very involved with the Obama campaign, and I stepped back out of it. I thought it was good for her to get some glory. It's hard being married to a celebrity.
When some people were going around being surf bums and tennis bums, I was being a gallery bum. I really liked galleries.
In 1989, I retired from Bell Laboratories to become a full-time writer. Not that I didn't enjoy my engineering career, but rather I liked being a novelist just a bit better.
Police in Washington D.C. are now using cameras to catch drivers who go through red lights. Many congressmen this week opposed the use of the red light cameras incorrectly assuming they were being used for surveillance at local brothels.
We should fight to preserve a country where people such as Michael Moore get to miss the point as badly as he misses it. Michael Moore represents everything I detest in a human being.
I love to go out with my husband and a few friends on Friday or Saturday. Being from Southern California, Mexican food is my favorite, and I normally splurge on enchiladas and margaritas.
