Quincy Jones Quotes

I go to the favelas in Brazil. It's the same in the South Side of Chicago. It's the same, or just more violent. We're trying to get them to stop selling dope. You see kids with AK-47s, and nine-year-olds with nine millimeters. You know, they don't play. They make us look like nuns.

Quincy Jones

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I feel like I want to and have to do everything once.

Rachel Brosnahan
- Want
- Everything
- Once
When something happens far back in the past, people often can't recall exact details. Blame depends upon point of view. There may be a villain, but reality is frustrating because it's often ambiguous.

Hallie Ephron
- People
- May
- Reality
When I produce a movie - and I've produced a number of movies, unlike Arnold - yes, I'm frustrated when the union says you can't do this, you can't work past that hour, you've got to break for lunch. But ultimately, they're right. What they do is for everyone's benefit.

Warren Beatty
- Work
- Movie
- Past
It seems very safe to me to be surrounded by green growing things and water.

Barbara Kingsolver
- Growing
- Me
- Water
When I played Robert Howard in 'The Whole Wide World', I was struggling with it. There's this dual thing where you feel real good about being able to play this juicy part, and then there's constant shame: 'Who am I to pretend to know who this guy was? Who am I to represent this guy for people who never knew him?'

Vincent D'Onofrio
- People
- World
- Good
Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.

Vicente Fox
- Building
- Bridges
- Walls