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Quotes
Everyone told me to pass on Speed because it was a 'bus movie.'
I love
humor. I always will fall back on humor. That's something that I think
you can't ever get enough of and, if it's done well, it's great. When
it's bad, it's horrible.
There's
something sexy about a gut. Not a 400-pound beer gut, but a little
paunch. I love that.
I've always been very skeptical
about marriage, because I only want to do it once; I want to do it the
right way.
I've learned that success
comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not
is up to you. It's what you choose to do with it, the people you choose
to surround yourself with. Always choose people that are better than
you. Always choose people that challenge you and are smarter than you.
Always be the student. Once you find yourself to be the teacher, you've
lost it.
I remember sitting down in
Joel Silver's office and Joel going, Do you want to do this film?. I
remember going, I would like to do it, but I would love to talk about
the character, and it was almost like I had said the biggest joke.
The only reason I haven't
married yet, is because I take it too seriously.
Fame means when your computer
modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster.
I have no desire to maintain a
lifestyle. I am a horrible celebrity. If I am out in public I dress like
a pig.
Everyone told me to pass on
Speed (1994) because it was a 'bus movie.'
I'd rather take risks than
make something that's cookie cutter.
The first Miss Congeniality
gave me the chance to do broad comedy that had nothing to do with being
the romantic interest. The girl-next-door thing went away with that film
and I tend to do characters that I want to be more like. In the
beginning, though, I was sort of the 'action girl'. And then with While
You Were Sleeping (1995), I was the romantic-comedy girl. But when I
took time off, I thought, 'There's something I'm missing here.' I
literally had to start from scratch."
I don't like to talk about
personal things. ... And by keeping it private, you have a better shot
at a healthy relationship. I learned at a young age that there are
certain things you just don't talk about.
I don't think there's ever
what could be called a 'chilled state' in my head.
My goal now is to remember
every place I've been, only do things I love and not say yes when I
don't mean it.
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