James L. Petigru Quotes
If one has not influence to stem the torrent of popular delusion he is reduced to the melancholy part of a spectator in the midst of the ruin.
Quotes to Explore
-
There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
-
It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
-
I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
-
When I was nine years old, my family lost our home, and the six of us moved into my grandparents' converted garage.
-
People need religion. It's a vehicle for a moral tradition. A crucial role. Nothing can take its place.
-
Actors are a race.
-
Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.
-
A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
-
Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
-
But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
-
Especially with the predators, one of the things that gets these programs going on a local level is for our land management agencies to build partnerships with surrounding communities and landowners.
-
Being an actor does make you aware of your age.
-
When I had cancer, people were surprised at how cheerful and upbeat I was, but I couldn't let myself go to depression - to go there, that defeat would allow everything in. If you look too far into the abyss, you might never come out again. You can stand on the abyss and peep but not give in to sadness.
-
For me, Islam is a moral reference point, a source of inspiration to work collectively with people, to love people and to help them, to concentrate on universal values of mercy, co-operation and tolerance.
-
I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.'
-
I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humour doesn't know what he's talking about.
-
Being a typical Briton, I love my home comforts and always try and find an English pub where I can tuck into some traditional English food, accompanied by a nice pint. Fortunately, I haven't been ill with food poisoning or anything like that, which is quite surprising considering how many different types of food I eat when I'm travelling.
-
While watching him work on the set of the film based on my life - Patch Adams - I saw that whenever there was a stressful moment, Robin would tap into his improvisation style to lighten the mood of cast and crew.
-
The afterlife is whatever a soul wishes or believes it to be.
-
I did a live late-night talk show called 'Creation Nation' with friends of mine. I had a sidekick and a band, and I wrote the whole thing. And it had the form of a late-night talk show, but we did it on stage because no one was giving me a TV show at the time.
-
I don't bring my life into a character at all.
-
If one has not influence to stem the torrent of popular delusion he is reduced to the melancholy part of a spectator in the midst of the ruin.
