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Valerie Faris Quotes

The American dream tells you that you'll have success if you work hard enough, and we have some concerns about that fallacy. Hopefully, the characters in our films learn to redefine success.

Valerie Faris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: July 7, 1957

Topics

Work Success American Dream Work Hard

I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation.

Joe Manchin

I Am Energy Proud Play Nation Role

You have to believe that things can be bigger than what you see in front of you in order to move forward.

Joe Nichols

Believe Forward You See Bigger Move

When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers I kind of wanted to be a vampire.

Angelina Jolie

Little Girls Kind Vampire Dancers

I figured if you're going to do something, you should do it the best you can.

John T. Walton

Best You Something Going Should

I was in 'Jacques Brel' Off-Broadway for many years, so I've always been a singing actress, but the songwriting was a complete surprise. I had never written a song in my life. We were on the road with 'Jacques Brel' doing the national tour, and I picked up a guitar one day and I wrote a song.

Amanda McBroom

Life Day Singing Song Road Surprise

I grew up in a commissioned house in the next suburb over, Mount Abbot. It was a two-bedroom house with me, my brother, and my two sisters. Mum and Dad slept in the lounge, and we didn't have wallpaper.

Sonny Bill Williams

Brother Me House Two Over Up

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

Stokely Carmichael

People Free First Need Own Define

I fought my way into an audition on 'Ghost.'

Tony Goldwyn

Way Ghost Audition Fought

I was born and raised in Queens and moved into the city as a young adult. Then I ended up acting and decided to run off to California.

Debi Mazar

City Acting Born Young Run Up

Hip-hop is as much an attitude and perspective as it is a music form.

Cheo Hodari Coker

Attitude Music Perspective Hip-Hop

I can't think of anyone who has done anything remotely useful after the age of 80.

Peter Greenaway

Age Think Done Anything Useful Who

The pain of loneliness seems to be part of the mortal experience. But the Lord in His mercy has made it so that we need never deal with the challenges of mortality alone.

Sheri L. Dew

Alone Loneliness Experience Pain