Justine Bateman Quotes

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Justine Bateman

Profession : Actress

Birth : February 19, 1966

It seems to me so much technology could be applied to entertainment. Augmented reality, and even just the iPad - touch-screen technology, it was, you know, it still is extremely underused by entertainment.

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The technology we have available is not being used, and we don't have to tell stories in a line anymore. We can tell them in the shape of a tree. I can't stand to see it not happen, and I'm going to make it happen.

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I think when I graduated from my high school in '84, they were just bringing computers in. I don't even know if they were for classes. They might have just been for the administration. It was nowhere on the radar for anybody that I know.

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Pursuing fame is the ultimate in people-pleasing and the ultimate betrayal of self.

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I think aging and maturing is really interesting, and it's a shame that Americans are so panicky and paranoid about it.

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I like to go dancing, have a few beers. I like being alone, too. I have days where it's 'God, get me a shot of tequila.'

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I'm not saying I'm ungrateful for fame at all. I'm just saying it's a crazy emotional experience.

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I needed a concept of God that worked for me, and I wound up giving my life to Jesus Christ. I thought I was always going to have to wear skirts over my knees, not be able to listen to music, and have no personality. Fortunately, it's so completely opposite.

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I think the most attractive people are the confident ones, regardless of their literal appearance, so I strive for that. Basically, I think you'll always be the size your body needs to be if you only eat if you are hungry. If you never eat for any other reason, you'll be just the right size for your body.

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I'm going to be in another city when my kids are teenagers. I'll be like, 'Give me a call when you're done with all that.'

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They couldn't wait to get me out. My dad found my place, my mom helped me pack, and my brother was making architectural plans for my bedroom. It was just what you do at 18.

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When I got 'Family Ties', I wasn't even thinking about being an actress. I thought I might become a window dresser.

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I've never been interested in changing my face. I hear of those glycolic peels and the Botox and plastic surgeries, and I am just, like, 'Oh my God.' I just could never do that.

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I've never liked spending a lot of time on beauty stuff. I have two eye pencils that I use, and that's it.

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I'm picky about skin care because I hate perfumes or anything that says 'It will take away all the lines on your face.' I don't want to do that. But I do use Kiehl's and this skin cream called Restorsea because it makes my skin look nice and feel soft.

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I think as we get older, as we get more mature and more experienced, we do realize it's like, 'blah, blah, blah,' oh there's the information I need, and then 'blah, blah, blah,' right? So we do this triage, I feel like, of what people say to us.

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I absolutely love '30 Rock' and 'The Office,' but I don't know how many 13-year-olds are watching that stuff.

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I love having first-time experiences. When you're past the age of 20 or so, there are less and less first-time experiences.

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I realized I was an anorexic, a bulimic, and a compulsive overeater.

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When I was in my teens and 20s, I looked to older Italian and French women. They always seemed so incredibly attractive to me because of their confidence. And because their faces had evidence of age: lines, dark circles, and half-lidded eyes, it made that confidence so rebellious. And that was incredibly attractive to me.

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