"She did not know what it was about him that had always made her want to see him broken."
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"As a person you want to be respected. Respect is always important to me."
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"Chris: I don't know why it is, but every time I reach out for something I want, I have to pull back because other people will suffer."
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"If you want to write good copy, you must be where the things are."
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"I'm passionate. I find if I really believe something, I want to put my entire being behind it."
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"Some caregivers want to reciprocate the care they themselves received as children."
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"I want to go on living after my death!"
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"I must work, so as not to be a fool, to get on, to become a journalist, because that's what I want!... I can't imagine that I would have to lead the same sort of life as Mummyand all the women who do their work and are then forgotten. I must have something besides a husband and children, something that I can devote myself to!"
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"I do my best to please everybody, far more than they'd ever guess. I try to laugh it all off, because I don't want to let them see my trouble."
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"I remember the days of auditioning and being nervous and so I really didn't want to make people have to jump through hoops to do auditions and be nervous and make them more nervous. I kind of wanted to hire everybody and find something for everybody."
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"I had never held a baby in my life. I was one of those women - people would say, "Do you want to hold my baby?" and I was like "No ... ""
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"I don't understand why some things are talked about and others are not. I don't know why I think I can make any kind of difference. All I know is that I want to."
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"I always hate speculation on the news, so I don't want to be somebody who speculates."
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"My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn’t want to be an actor."
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"I'm not the type of person who goes through all this effort for a movie, and then doesn't care if anybody sees it. I want them to see it, and I want them to see it on the big screen."
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"Being famous is not all that one should want in life...there is much more to life than name and fame."
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"I can do what I want to do, lucky me. But when these people are coming at me and asking these things, they don't really care about me. And I have felt like there were all these people who just wanted to use me."
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"I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life."
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"I've stepped more into my business and really... taken control for how I want that to be."
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"If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything."
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