Quotesia
Home
Authors
Popular authors
Robert Herrick
Mignon McLaughlin
Sophocles
George Washington
Voltaire
Vernon Howard
All authors
Today's birthdays
1837 - John Burroughs
1924 - Marlon Brando
1783 - Washington Irving
1823 - Boss Tweed
1593 - George Herbert
1925 - Tony Benn
Today's birthdays
Popular professions
Philosopher
Cartoonist
Inventor
Artist
Chef
Coach
All professions
Authors by letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
All authors
Topics
Top Quotes
Quotesia
Favorite authors
Adina Porter Quotes
Adina Porter Quotes
Adina Porter
American
Actress
Born:
Mar 13
,
1971
Happy
Life
Me
People
Work
You
Related authors:
Ali Wong
Ariana Grande
Bette Davis
Carol Burnett
Lily Tomlin
Mae West
Marilyn Monroe
Teri Garr
Less is more. You should wear earrings or bracelets, but not both.
Adina Porter
You
Earrings
Wear
More
Both
Should
Less
Less Is More
Growing up, I didn't know about the Japanese internment camps until I saw a movie of the week as an adult. I remember going, 'How come that wasn't covered in history class?' Moving to California, you run into people whose grandparents lost everything and their businesses and were put in these internment camps.
Adina Porter
History
You
Class
People
Remember
Lost
Everything
Saw
Run
About
Week
Adult
Put
Come
Know
Until
California
How
Were
Covered
Up
Camps
Going
Movie
Moving
Japanese
Grandparents
Businesses
Growing
Growing Up
Whose
Internment
On slower days, when I was only needed for coverage or reaction shots, the set of 'The Newsroom' was better than therapy. Chris Chalk and I would debate life's dilemmas... until Sam Waterston would chime in and set us both straight.
Adina Porter
Life
Better
Debate
Dilemmas
Would
Slower
Only
Both
Days
Until
Reaction
Coverage
Than
Sam
Straight
Newsroom
Us
Shots
Therapy
Chalk
Chris
Needed
Set
One-liners that must land perfectly in just the right nanosecond can be terrifying.
Adina Porter
Must
One-Liners
Perfectly
Terrifying
Just
Land
Right
I'm very happy to be a working actor.
Adina Porter
Happy
Very
Working
Working Actor
Actor
I've worked in this business long enough that I know people who complain, like, 'My character does this, and my character does that,' and I think it's just ego talking.
Adina Porter
Character
Business
People
Ego
Long
Think
Complain
Enough
Like
Know
Talking
Does
Just
Worked
Who
This whole thing about announcing stuff and sharing it online is a new phenomenon. Keeping things private is really, really easy and simple.
Adina Porter
Simple
Easy
About
Online
Sharing
Stuff
New
Announcing
Private
Really
Whole
Keeping
Thing
Things
Phenomenon
I get a thrill out of looking at my Twitter following and seeing how big it has gotten.
Adina Porter
Looking
Big
Twitter
Out
Seeing
Following
Thrill
How
Gotten
Get
Every once in a while, I'll have an acting role that allows me to look at something in my life and work it out.
Adina Porter
Life
Work
Me
My Life
Every
Once
Out
Something
Look
Role
While
Acting
My father was born and raised in Sierra Leone, and my mom was from Bermuda.
Adina Porter
Mom
Father
Sierra
Sierra Leone
Born
Raised
I'm a bit of a wuss. I'll even watch, like, a Tom Cruise 'Jack Reacher' movie where, I mean, there's a lot of action, but the violence is no real violence, but I still hide my face because there might be violence.
Adina Porter
Hide
Face
Action
Bit
Cruise
Like
Because
Real
Still
Lot
Jack
Where
Movie
Mean
Might
Even
Tom
Tom Cruise
Watch
Violence
I'm a working actor, and I'm really appreciative to be a working actor, but it's another level when you're a working actor with the likes of Sarah Paulson and Angela Bassett.
Adina Porter
You
Appreciative
Angela
Likes
Another
Really
Working
Working Actor
Sarah
Actor
Level
When you trust, and you open your heart, and you think - well, maybe not heart - when you put down your guard and you let someone in and they betray you, that guard goes up really hard.
Adina Porter
You
Heart
Trust
Down
Think
Guard
Betray
Someone
Open
Put
Well
Up
Goes
Maybe
Really
Your
Hard
All I wanted was to be an actor and have a happy family, and I did it. I still remember when I was doing shows in my parents' living room, and everyone had to watch me.
Adina Porter
Family
Me
Happy
Remember
Parents
Living
Everyone
Had
Remember When
Still
Doing
Did
Wanted
Room
Shows
Actor
Living Room
Watch
My life guided me to express my full potential.
Adina Porter
Life
Me
My Life
Guided
Potential
Full
Full Potential
Express
Life is very short. Try to enjoy your 'now.' Many people think that when they become such-and-such then they will be happy. I personally don't think it is healthy to postpone your happiness. My message is, 'Enjoy the moment.'
Adina Porter
Happiness
Life
Be Happy
Happy
People
Try
Will
Become
Healthy
Enjoy
Think
Postpone
Message
Very
Short
Personally
Then
Your
Moment
Many
Now
No more Adina Porter quotes
Haven't find the right quote? Try quotes from authors related to Adina Porter.
Ali Wong
Ariana Grande
Bette Davis
Carol Burnett