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.
Quotes to Explore
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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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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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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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Think with your whole body.
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'As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did.
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Working out makes me feel good. When I don't work out for a few days, I start feeling grumpy. When I'm at the gym, it wakes me up. My spirits are higher. I just feel happier and more motivated to do things.
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The great challenge for me is to be all things to all people; I want to be a great mother, and I want to feel good when I'm at work.
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If you want to be an actor, you need to learn how to act first, even in sketch comedy.
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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.
