Byron Allen Quotes
I'm not chasing independence, I'm chasing Walt Disney. I'm looking for a large piece of that box-office pie, not a tiny piece of that box-office pie.
Quotes to Explore
-
Man is a physical and spiritual epitome of the Universe.
-
Any child knows that history can only be a reduced representation of reality, but it must be a true one, not distorted by queer lenses.
-
It's my private life, and it's not up for grabs.
-
Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.
-
There are two books that I often travel with; one is 'The Theory on Moral Sentiments' by Adam Smith. The other is 'The Meditations.' It's not that I agree with either views expressed in the books, but I believe ideas and thoughts of older generations can offer food for thought for the current generation.
-
I didn't know anything about writing a screenplay, but somehow I ended up rewriting a screenplay.
-
A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
-
Gosh, I couldn't even talk right until I was about 6 years old or something like that.
-
I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, my first pop album, the first time that I'd fused so many influences. I was very proud when it was in the charts in 25 countries at once.
-
I was just on the edge of getting married, and I was frenzied at the prospect of this great step in my life after having been a bachelor for so long. And I really wanted to take my mind off of the agony, and so I decided to sit down and write a book.
-
I'm obsessed with Juice Press - they're everywhere. I spend so much money at that place it's crazy.
-
The idea that you can live off the grid and just do your own thing is a very American idea - that you should be able to do your own thing, if you want to, if you're willing to pay the price for it. I think the price has gotten higher and higher.
-
Many of my songs were dance orientated from way back. That's because I love dance! When I hear a dance number, just hearing the first eight bars, it immediately makes my bod start moving and dancing.
-
The dialysis is to wash my blood, to keep my kidneys functioning.
-
Beetroot is a great salad ingredient, especially when still warm; the colour ain't bad, either.
-
I have a friend in New York who's a stylist and I went over to her place because she's got a lot of clothes. I basically ended up wearing most of it. So it's all stuff that I brought over.
-
Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.
-
During these two and a half years that have followed the war, the most urgent problem we have encountered was: to activate the public enterprises, to bring them up to the level that international markets demand and we are just now getting them prepared for privatization.
-
I've always been fascinated by Disneyland and Disney World, and my favorite part of the park was always Tomorrowland.
-
I believe that everything has a shelf life.
-
I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone.
-
My first kiss was onscreen. My character learned to drive before I did, so when they asked me to hit the mark with that giant Lincoln, I hit the camera instead. Being an actor gives an interesting perspective on life. And in my case, an interesting preview.
-
Human beings are of such nature that they should have not only material facilities but spiritual sustenance as well. Without spiritual sustenance, it is difficult to get and maintain peace of mind.
-
I'm not chasing independence, I'm chasing Walt Disney. I'm looking for a large piece of that box-office pie, not a tiny piece of that box-office pie.
