Billy Dee Williams Quotes
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.
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My books have contradictions all the time - and people are fine with that.
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With publicity comes humiliation.
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If I'm not interested in a woman, I'm straight-forward. Right after sex, I usually say, 'I can't do this anymore. Thanks for coming over!'
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My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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Hollywood is a community that's so inbred, it's a wonder the children have any teeth.
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There is no question that knowing someone in the business will get you in the door. But it is your skill that will keep you in the room.
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I don't know, I like the word sassy.
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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My mom had me when she was 19 or 20. And my father was 22 or something. They were working on whatever they could, both of them aiming to be actors in theater.
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A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach.
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It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.
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It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
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Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks does.
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There are more people than you think who want to have a challenging experience, in which they are obliged to reflect about the past.
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I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.
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My mom often tells me to get married, but she gets it now that I don't want to. Like any other mom, she is worried, but she also understands the demands of my profession. I am blessed to have a family like this.
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There might be the odd person in my family who was an artist down the line, but no one in my immediate family is an actor of any kind.
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I listen to music because that's such a huge part of my process; not to sound super pretentious, but that's a big part of what helps me get in character.
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I love to win, honestly... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.
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My mother's side of the family, they're from Montserrat in the Leeward Islands.
