The essential truth is that sometimes you're worried that they'll find out it's a fluke, that you don't really have it. You've lost the muse or - the worst dread - you never had it at all. I went through all that madness early on.
I never dread going back to Congress.
Now I've been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.
I lift my voice of warning against praising or flattering your ministers. I have seen the evil, the dreadful evil, of praising ministers. Never, never speak a word in the praise of ministers to their faces. Exalt God.
I was dreading all of the ghost stories of working on American television, not in the least, the length. In Britain, a series is six episodes of an hour drama, maybe sometimes eight, but never twenty-two, so I was petrified of that.
You see things; and you say 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say 'Why not?'
My goal is to show young women and girls that our voices and ideas matter, and you are never too young to dream big!
Lots of people dream big and talk about big bold ideas but never do anything. I judge people by what they've done. The ratio of something to nothing is infinite. So just do something.
When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids.
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.
I never dreamt of being a pop star or being on stage - makeup was always my true passion.
I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
I've dreamt of being in a movie musical for a long time. For some reason I never even thought 'Les Mis' would be possible.
If things had gone according to my plans, I'd be a lawyer. I never dreamt of being an actress.
I've never dreamt of being on TV; I had never tried to be in the entertainment business at all.
I never dress the same way for a week - I'll dress like a whole other person the next week.
I never wanted to wear skirts or shoes, makeup, nails, dresses, or even wear my hair a certain way. I always wanted to wear sneakers, stud earrings, hair in a ponytail, and play with the boys.
I almost never watch TV, except for '60 Minutes' and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers' linebackers.
I hear how Drew Barrymore grew up going to the bars - I was never allowed.
The problem with traditional pie weights is you never have enough and they're expensive. Common substitutes like dried beans just aren't heavy enough to do the job. Our genius solution? Small steel balls that fit inside ball bearings and that can be purchased at any hardware store.
