"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."
"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."
"If you want to write good copy, you must be where the things are."
"I'm passionate. I find if I really believe something, I want to put my entire being behind it."
"Some caregivers want to reciprocate the care they themselves received as children."
"I want to go on living after my death!"
"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!"
"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."
"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."
"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 ... ""
"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."
"I always hate speculation on the news, so I don't want to be somebody who speculates."
"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."
"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."
"Being famous is not all that one should want in life...there is much more to life than name and fame."
"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."
"I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life."
"I've stepped more into my business and really... taken control for how I want that to be."
"If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything."