James Burrows Quotes
On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was maybe the funniest show I did.
Quotes to Explore
-
I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
-
I will do today what others won't so I can do tomorrow what others can't.
-
Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.
-
'Macbeth' was a very lucky play for me.
-
In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
-
When it comes to working out, I really don't like the gym. I go because I have to, but I'm usually not happy about it. I do what my trainer and coaches tell me to do, but I'm always anxious to get outside.
-
I'm a lover of all sorts of music, which makes me a chameleon when it comes to performing anything, whether it's opera or whatever. As long as it's good and it feels good, I'm going to cling to it.
-
Hindi films are so deceptive. I thought Mumbai was this big, grand, beautiful city with sea-facing flats.
-
I want to be judged by who I am, not by a relationship.
-
I'm really interested in playing my age.
-
I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.
-
I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.
-
The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
-
Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
-
I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
-
I know something quite sure. We'll never have peace with this Syrian regime. They'll never give us relief, and we'll never forget that.
-
When I was a kid, I wasn't making my choices based on anything other than 'Did I want to work that day?' or 'Did being in school sound more fun?' And I don't remember ever reading a script and thinking, 'Is this going to be a fun part to play?'
-
I used to just sit in the living room and make up songs on the keyboard.
-
I felt so free in space, flying around and unrestrained by any social relationships, but my life since has changed a lot. Now I am extra-careful about what I say and do because everyone recognises me.
-
Once you do one bad guy, usually all you get offered is bad guys. But I've been able to do different things.
-
I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for economic emancipation.
-
One is born, one lives, one dies. What death is, I don't know.
-
Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it.
-
On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was maybe the funniest show I did.
