A Quote by Madonna Ciccone
The only way I've been able to survive the betrayal of lovers, family members, and society is to be able to create as an artist.
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I don't think I've necessarily been able to pick and choose in my career; I don't know how many people do. But I'll tell you what I've been able to do: I've been able to say no. It is the only thing you can hold on to sometimes, is that ability to say 'no.' And I think that in that way, you can create some kind of career.
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I never saw myself so much as an actor. I wanted to be a cartoonist like Charles Schulz and create my own world and be able to have a studio at home and not commute and be able to be with my family.
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I've been able to make a lot of money and live a lifestyle that I never dreamed of. And I've been able to provide for my family.
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