Overly Quotes

I try not to be overly literal. When I'm writing songs, I write down a lot of words, and then I try to simplify it. I like to give people hints or words that make visual pictures for them.

I am overly ambitious, because I realize it can be done.

Women who marry early are often overly enamored of the kind of man who looks great in wedding pictures and passes the maid of honor his telephone number.

Not to get overly psychological about this, but it's probably why I became an actress in the first place: for that kind of freedom and refuge, as well as for the fact that I just love acting so much.

I find when I'm overly concerned about what I eat, I stress out my body and put on weight.

Do not give in too much to feelings. A overly sensitive heart is an unhappy possession on this shaky earth.

People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy.

I've always been a religious guy, but not overly religious. I've always believed in God and Jesus. I pray.

The confusing thing, I thought, was that most of America already knew that we were overly reliant on oil, especially on foreign oil. But it was news that this administration had begun to at least acknowledge that problem.

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out.

Not to sound overly cheesy but I really appreciate the freedom we have in America - especially as a female.

I don't know, maybe I'm overly paranoid that they're going to be spoiled, but I want to keep them going as kids for as long as I can. I want to keep them innocent and free.

When I was a young man, I was overly sensitive to things, and I found it difficult to eat when I was nervous.

I'm overly excited to finally announce this amazing global partnership deal back home with EMI Music. I know I have mentioned doing music in the past but for legal reasons I was not in a position to release any new music.

Actresses can get outrageously precious about the way they look. That's not what life's about. If you starve yourself to the point where your brain cells shrivel, you will never do good work. And if you're overly conscious of your arms flapping in the wind, how can you look the other actor in the eye to respond to them?

Most of my friends aren't actors - and not one of them is overly impressed with what I do.

I have actor friends, but they're not famous. I feel like if you're an actor or - famous, you have to overly prove that you're a normal, cool person.

I've been in showbusiness all my life, but as an actress I have never been overly driven.

The three actors I admire the most are all dead. Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and the French actor, Jean Gabin. They're all very natural, sort of masculine without being overly macho.

I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word 'lavish' and everything being magnificent.

One of my favorite things to do is play golf at Braemar Country Club. It's quiet and not overly crowded. The people are nice, and there's wildlife all around the course. As far as my game itself, I can go from a 10 handicap to a 30, depending on the day.

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

I've got an overly developed sense of what selling out is, and I of course worry about it too much.

I think a lot of actors are overly concerned about being well liked in the parts they play.

In a lot of aspects it's cooler that we don't have a lot of really overly famous people in the band.

Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated.

I can see how the young girls really get hurt when their moms are critical, or vice versa when they're overly critical of their moms. It can be so painful.

I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long.

I've declined every congressional benefit I could decline, federal health insurance, the retirement program, the 403(b) program, which I think is overly generous. I've got self-imposed term limits of six terms if I have the privilege to serve that long.

If someone's got good, clean skin, with not too much make-up on, and good, clean hair that's bouncy, and the nails are clean and not overly done, then you can put anything on her and she's going to look good.