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" People on the lower rungs are more vulnerable to sexual harassment than those at the top. "
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" 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. "
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" It wasn't until I saw 'Rocky' that I realized movies could affect people beyond mere entertainment. "
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" That's my proudest accomplishment: that I don't feel like a grown-up. "
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" I react to stress badly. I handle it better these days. But I'm a very straightforward person. "
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" Working together is the quickest road to marital problems. "
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" The men I worked for didn't look at me as having any gender at all. They regarded me more as a workhorse. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" Visibility is dangerous because if a guy cuts you off in traffic, you can't call him a name - it might get to the press. "
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" What sets Iris Stevenson apart is her success in a system that in no way supports her - with the hardest possible children to convert. "
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" 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. "
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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 trained to be loud, passionate, direct. I didn't realize for the longest time I was intimidating. "
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" An epic is the canvas Brian DePalma paints on. "
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" You're not free in life until you're free of wanting other people's approval. "
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" 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? "
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" 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. "
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