Kurt Russell Quotes
I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.
Quotes to Explore
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As a reward of their clean living and good habits these great stars have been able to withstand the rigorous test of stamina and physical exertion and have thus successfully extended their most remarkable careers over a period of many strenuous years.
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
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The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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If you ever meet an actor who's the child of actors, they'll never tell you that they wanted to be a star. But what I did realise early on was that I just wanted to be in that tribe.
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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Layering in different patterns will keep things from appearing too studied.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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The best way to look stylish on a budget is to try second-hand, bargain hunting, and vintage.
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Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn.
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I am proud to be a Sikh and am a true disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, who sacrificed his entire family for the Sikh religion.
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I like the condition of being an outsider, just passing through.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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I think that, a lot of times in Hollywood pictures, the reality, the messy reality of women's lives - it's avoided, because I think people are just afraid of it. There's a standard that women are set to, to try to keep everybody comfortable.
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This music business can suck all the love out of you, all the compassion for people - you can start to think you're better than them. But I want to continue to let people know that I'm no better and no worse, I'm just like you.
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The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style.
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You lose more than you win in life, and that's OK. That's the nature of life.
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Of all the hokum with which this country [America] is riddled, the most odd is the common notion that it is free of class distinctions.
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Neither the writer nor the reader can save the world by themselves. Or escape it entirely.
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I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.
