#holly

The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down to 112 pounds and realized my brain doesn't work when I'm that thin, so I can't do my job. That's why, when I came out here, I never had that whole Hollywood pressure thing. ↗

— Carey Mulligan

#appendix #been #brain #came #down

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#despotism #fear #power #resistance #strength

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#efforts #encourage #endeavor #others #own

Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it? ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#anyone #anything #archetypal #breakfast #freedom

I don't follow trends. I'm just not into what everyone else is wearing. I have my own look, which I call 'Lolita Meets Old Hollywood Glam.' ↗

— Katy Perry

#else #everyone #follow #glam #hollywood

The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#culture #i #i think #manifestation #our

At early previews, the theater gossips are there, wishing you ill every night. They don't grant you any slack. Agents are in from Hollywood. Your friends are there. People who are going to spread the word-of-mouth. If something doesn't work, everyone will know. ↗

— Peter Stone

#any #early #every #every night #everyone

I don't lead a Hollywood lifestyle. ↗

— Ang Lee

#i #lead #lifestyle

You know, I'm not in a hurry, and everybody else in Hollywood - particularly agents and managers - they're all in a hurry. ↗

— Heath Ledger

#else #everybody #everybody else #hollywood #hurry

I guess in Hollywood you chart your life by Oscars. You say to each other, 'Remember when that movie won that year? It was 2006. Remember that?' ↗

— Ang Lee

#each #guess #hollywood #i #life