Barraza Quotes & Sayings

I have a wonderful English-language dialogue coach. All the time I have to speak English, he is with me. It is a double effort, because you have to say the words correctly and then act them. — Adriana Barraza

The secret of success is the strength to overcome any obstacle. — Lailah Gifty Akita

It can be considered a rule that the probable duration of an Empire may be prognosticated by the degree to which its rulers believe in their own propaganda. — Doris Lessing

One of the reasons my ex-husband and I broke up is that he stopped eating my food. — Jill Scott

She never says gracias because life is made of survival not grace, she says, and servants are paid to bring what they're asked. — Barbara Kingsolver

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. — Dalai Lama

You only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think. — Guillermo Del Toro

In this case, a mother, noted for her beauty, might be reduced to a purple shadow ... (Tansley to Lily on her painting of the house & grounds) — Virginia Woolf

Little by little, Leo [Messi] and I are understanding each other better. — Neymar

In Mexico, there are good filmmakers, but they didn't always have the opportunity to show their work. But since 'Amores Perros,' many of these filmmakers had the opportunity to show their films, and they have a newfound energy for cinema. — Adriana Barraza

I studied literature design and fashion design. — Danielle Steel

Now he knew it was worse. Fuck. Deck wasn't done. Lined up two hundred women, told me to choose the one for you, I'd choose the one back there. Settin' myself up for what I'm gonna see again, gonna hold onto the knowledge that a year ago, my boy had one serious, fuckin' bitch sleepin' in his bed and he was sleepin' in his guest room. — Kristen Ashley

If man's capacity for the fantastic took up as much of his imagination as his capacity for cruelty, the worlds, seen and unseen, might be very different. — G. Willow Wilson

I was a director and dialogue and acting coach. — Adriana Barraza

He [the poet] brings out the inner part of things and presents them to men in such a way that they cannot refuse but must accept it. But how the mere choice and rhythm of words should produce so magical an effect no one has yet been able to comprehend, and least of all the poets themselves. — Hilaire Belloc

I get to surf every day. — Brandon Cruz

You don't have to be faster than a bullet, you just need to be smarter than the man holding the gun. — Pauline Creeden

I have been a producer and director for many years, and I can say it's really difficult for women, although the women in Mexico suffer as much as other women in the world. The first thing is to get respect for the work you do. Then it is about getting the money. And this respect comes little by little over the years. — Adriana Barraza

I'm a nudist by trade and hobby. I grew up in LA and I've been fortunate enough to be doing this for a great deal of years; if someone is thinking of me as they're writing something I take it as a huge compliment and hope that it's an interesting character at least. — Martin Starr