James Victor Scott (Jimmy Scott) Quotes
I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement from my new wife, Earlene.
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Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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Your papers are marked when you go to school, but you can't mark the character.
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And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.
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I think I need security.
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My voice is not good enough for me to sing a song.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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I will be up at 8 A.M. making spaghetti bolognese for Peter and Sophia's evening meal if I'm working that day. I may not get back for the evening, and I worry if I don't do that, then they won't eat anything.
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I make a lot of money and I'm worth every cent.
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That you get booed belongs to professional sports.
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Israel is stronger than all those who curse it.
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I feel I will always have that spirit bear with me, so I will always feel protected.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading books You will be reading meanings.
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I owe everything to France.
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My dresses are designed to win, so going through it, I think about, what do I want to represent? So, definitely, Vera Wang has been an inspiration for me.
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I have worked hard since my childhood and worked as a labourer. I put my mind and heart into it.
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I would really like to play someone contemporary, as I've done lots of period pieces. I would love to play an American bimbo or a grimy Londoner. But I'm probably more suited in people's minds to playing a corseted victim.
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Poor and most middle-class people believe "If I have a lot of money, I could do what I want and I'd be a success." Rich people understand, "If I become a successful person, I will be able to do what I need to do to have what I want, including a lot of money."
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It's hard not to be affected by the live audience.
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I used to have this idea that you can spend years in the movies and TV and then, at the drop of a hat, say 'Oh, I'll go back and do the theater.'
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If you cheat on your wife, you'll cheat on your business partner.
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I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement from my new wife, Earlene.
