George Chakiris Quotes
You don't stop when a musical number comes up and do the number and then take up the scene where you left off. It all moves forward. Your work as an actor was part of your work as a dancer as well. It was dialogue through movement.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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At every turn, small businesses should be encouraged to compete. When they do, we all win.
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I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
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I don't try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.
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Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
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This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended.
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Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.
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My mom taught me to live by the three p's: to always be passionate, persistent, and prepared.
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The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.
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The Premier League is very difficult football and very different to when you play in Europe, but the player has to have experience to adapt, and this is the key point.
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I am neither a homosexual nor a eunuch, nor have I ever taken any vows of chastity.
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I wanted to go to New York and be a stage actress, doing things like Chekhov. None of that happened, and then I went to L.A. and an agent said, 'I think you belong in commercials and TV.' So I did that and got some opportunities that I absolutely love.
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I never wanted to be a movie star.
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One superlatively important effect of wide reading is the enlargement of vocabulary which always accompanies it.
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I studied political science and international relations, so I never considered myself an artist.
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I have been vain since birth. I expected other people to like what I did, although my vanity has definitely diminished over the years.
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The codfish is a staple food For which I'm seldom in the mood. This fish is such an utter loss That people eat it with egg sauce.
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You don't stop when a musical number comes up and do the number and then take up the scene where you left off. It all moves forward. Your work as an actor was part of your work as a dancer as well. It was dialogue through movement.
