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" I just love the idea of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, whether it's the success of 'Cool Runnings,' which is the success of four guys from Jamaica who had never seen snow, or whether it's my success, just as a human being. "

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" I was so busy climbing up this ladder, staying above the water. If there was only room for one woman in a room, I wanted to be her. I'm not proud of it. I certainly don't feel that way now. It was an absolute evolution for me. "

Dawn Steel

Water

Evolution

" I don't know that I would say abrasive. In some ways, I was curt because there's an unbelievable amount to accomplish in a day, and maybe I was insensitive considering the pressures and responsibilities of these jobs. "

" I started with nothing. Less than nothing. "

" You do sequels because they are tent poles. They open well, and they hold the tent up. But in between, you make a movie you respect. "

" There's no training for the business, no credentials necessary to enter... It's all about entrepreneurs, innate street intelligence, and instincts. It's a business which encourages people with dreams. That's the essence of Hollywood. "

" I felt more comfortable in TV than in the film world where the players were more erudite and intellectual. "

" You have to persevere, you have to just not give up, and you have to know what you want. You have to be able to see your dream. "

Dawn Steel

Dream

Want

" Having money is better than not having it, but I've been poor, and I've survived. "

" I felt that if I shared the lessons that I learned - both the good ones and the bad ones - that I might make the climb a little less painful for other women. "

" An epic is the canvas Brian DePalma paints on. "

" I think exciting sexuality is part of the fantasy, part of the entertainment of a love story. "

" I've gone far in the movie business, but no matter how far I go, every time I pick up the phone to call Tom Hanks or Robin Williams, I wonder if they'll call me back. And you know what? Sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. "

" I'm not Mary Poppins, but I think I functioned with integrity. "

" That's my proudest accomplishment: that I don't feel like a grown-up. "

Dawn Steel

Feel

Grown-Up

" It's unfathomable how you live without your mother. "

" You're not free in life until you're free of wanting other people's approval. "

" When I get anxious and scared, I probably lose my temper more than I should. "

" I was trained to be loud, passionate, direct. I didn't realize for the longest time I was intimidating. "

" The more I can stay on the creative side, the happier I am. "

Dawn Steel

I Am

Creative

" I thought it was great being the only girl in the room. I loved the attention. After I got used to it, I didn't want to be the only girl in the room. I had no one to talk to. "

" Dishonesty, lack of integrity catches up with you. "

Dawn Steel

Lack

Integrity

" In my family, education was something you endured. My parents weren't educated past high school, and the only book in our house was a 'Reader's Digest' condensed book. Can you imagine? "

" I was the first studio executive to meet with Sean Penn after 'Taps' in 1981. I was anxious to develop things with him when nobody knew who he was. "

" I'm tired of being the bad guy all the time, saying 'no' to people I like. "

Dawn Steel

Saying

Time

" In some ways I was curt because there's an unbelievable amount to accomplish in a day. "

" I wouldn't want anyone to think that work is the major thing in my life. "

" I react to stress badly. I handle it better these days. But I'm a very straightforward person. "

" I had an obsession with underarm shields - pointy ones, round ones, full ones, half ones. "

" People on the lower rungs are more vulnerable to sexual harassment than those at the top. "

Dawn Steel

Top

Than

" What sets Iris Stevenson apart is her success in a system that in no way supports her - with the hardest possible children to convert. "