#because

It was considered that you were stepping down by doing television. I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress. ↗

— Christine Baranski

#almost #because #considered #doing #down

It's the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that's all you can do. ↗

— Christine Baranski

#because #brings #curse #like #people

'The Christmas Song,' by Nat King Cole, is not only a masterful performance; to me it just sounds like the holidays. I've never sung it, because Nat's version is so perfect. I gotta leave it alone. ↗

— Harry Connick, Jr.

#because #christmas #cole #gotta #holidays

I will work with a director who has good material because at the end of the day, that's what counts. ↗

— Javier Bardem

#counts #day #director #end #end of the day

The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing. It costs me a lot, because I'm a shy person, even if I don't look it. ↗

— Javier Bardem

#because #comfortable #costs #doing #even

Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times. ↗

— Mark Twain

#done #easiest #easiest thing #giving #giving up

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved. ↗

— Mark Twain

#birth #funeral #grieve #involved #person

The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you appreciate a good day versus a happy ending. You understand that life continues on the next day; the reality of things is what happens tomorrow. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#because #continues #day #director #ending

I don't mind a little Sturm und Drang. When I was doing 'Riding in Cars With Boys,' I wouldn't smile at anybody, because my character, Bev, was angry at the world. I'm the opposite. Inside my head I'd be like, God, I'll explain to you at the end of shooting that I'm not this person. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#anybody #because #cars #character #doing

Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard. ↗

— Maria Bartiromo

#anyone #because #behind #believe #doing