Jerry Della Femina Quotes
Did I grow up thinking I'd ever be paged at the Beverly Hills Hotel? Did I ever think I'd make so much money writing ads? No.
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid.
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I started submitting stories for publication when I was about 15, but it was many years before I sold anything. I don't make my living writing science fiction, so in that sense, I'm still not a pro.
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I actually love doing comedy!
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Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time.
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I spend my money on my props and my creations. I'm an inventor.
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I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.
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If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.
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It brings up happy old days when I was only a farmer and not an agriculturist.
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California is infamous for passing things and then waking up and saying, 'What the hell did we just pass?'
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I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom.
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I thought maybe I could become like the next Van Gogh. I bought a sunflower and painted it, and it looked like the work of a 6-year-old.
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My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
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I need about three seats lengthwise to sleep on a plane. It's not easy for me to curl up.
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A lot of Montanans are teed off that local finds usually end up in New York.
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Billions of taxpayers' money has been wasted in bad deals. The London Underground modernisation, personally negotiated by one of Gordon Brown's team, was a disaster, as the National Audit Office has confirmed.
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For artists, the majority of the money we make comes from us being on the road and touring.
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To grow up five miles outside of the greatest city in the world is a bizarre experience.
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I started writing really early on, and my brother Jordan was my first audience. I would come up with scary stories to tell him at bedtime.
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A man who can’t read only knows what other folks tell him.
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I believe so much in these products, and it's really satisfying when you believe in something.
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The terrible thing about acting in the theater is that you have to do it at night.
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The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for allcommanders.
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Did I grow up thinking I'd ever be paged at the Beverly Hills Hotel? Did I ever think I'd make so much money writing ads? No.
