#leading

My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it. They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead. ↗

— Nicole Kidman

#anything #because #come #develop #ever

Eventually, the state's funding covered only the stages leading to presenting a film project to potential funding bodies. It was enough to produce a script, indicate casting and put together a budget to present it all, but nothing beyond that. ↗

— Andrzej Wajda

#bodies #budget #casting #covered #enough

It's what actors call a big, juicy part, when you're a leading man. I don't get a lot of those. I get a lot of supporting things. ↗

— Christopher Walken

#call #get #i #juicy #leading

One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard to get and just aren't available for regular people like you and I. ↗

— Matthew Lesko

#board #claims #come #consumer #get

Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#business #business community #citizenry #community #confidence

When we get a chance to take part in elections, I am ready to fight for leading positions, including in the presidential vote. ↗

— Alexei Navalny

#chance #elections #fight #get #i

As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams. ↗

— Phil Hartman

#brilliant #compete #cute #felt #i

It has given me a global vantage point, being the daughter of immigrants from China, who had nothing when they came here. And now I am leading a company. It speaks to something deep in me, the concept that you don't have to start with anything. ↗

— Andrea Jung

#anything #being #came #china #company

Women are clearly the major consumers in far more than just female categories. It doesn't matter whether it is purchases of cars, cosmetics, or even products for men, female consumption power is the leading consumption power in the world. Any company that overlooks the woman as the decision maker is making a huge mistake. ↗

— Andrea Jung

#cars #categories #clearly #company #consumers

As leader of the effort of the Iraqi Survey Group, I spent most of my days not out in the field leading inspections. It's typically what you do at that level. I was trying to motivate, direct, find strategies. ↗

— David Kay

#direct #effort #field #find #group