The thing is when you're... well-enough known, you get asked to speak places, and they don't really think about whether or not you're qualified. They just want somebody that will be a drawing card for the audience. So it's up to you to decide whether or not it's foolish to get up and speak to these people.
タグ: think, drawing, people, you

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Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.
タグ: actor, wings, training, life
I sat next to a young woman on a plane once who bombarded me for five hours with how she had decided to be born again and so should I. I told her I was glad for her, but I hadn't used up being born the first time.
タグ: next, woman, time, me
I was a child, and my mother was psychotic. She loved me, but I didn't really feel I had a mother. And when you live with somebody who is paranoid and thinks you're trying to kill them all the time, you tend to feel a little betrayed.
タグ: mother, time, you, me
There is a wonderful feeling of power when you're a director, but I don't think I need that, and I'm OK without it.
タグ: think, feeling, power, you
I would like to know that when I read the paper in the morning, it's telling me something that actually happened, and I think the vast majority of journalists want the same thing.
タグ: know, think, me, morning
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