Ruth Gordon Quotes
Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, and you'll probably make it through the next one.
Quotes to Explore
-
You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.
-
I read a lot of highly unsuitable books for an 11-year-old. I was desperate to read as widely as possible. I thought, 'There are so many places I am never going to get the chance to visit, but I can if I read them.' And I did. I could go anywhere in the world - and off it - by reading.
-
I played ping-pong with Prince. That's pretty surreal. He gave me a lesson before we played; like, he's great. He's a master at it, so I took the free lesson.
-
You must photograph where you are involved; where you are overwhelmed by what you see before you; where you hold your breath while releasing the shutter, not because you are afraid of jarring the camera, but because you are seeing with your guts wide open to the sweet pain of an image that is part of your life.
-
I love action movies.
-
I don't put on makeup when I'm getting ready for a game, because why would I? I am gearing up for battle. How is mascara or eyeliner going to help me win?
-
I've got tons more stuff to do.
-
I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of Republicans are the wealthy. I'm in that 1 percent tax bracket, but I'm not a man of wealth.
-
As a professional actor, I don't have much choice about what I've gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and I'm fine with that.
-
When I got depressed, I watched Bruce Lee movies. I learned everything from Bruce Lee.
-
I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it arouses all of this yearning in me.
-
You don't know who wants you for you, who wants you for the money, who wants you for the fame. You have no idea. And how would you know? There's no way.
-
I am tired of being in an industry that doesn't appreciate me.
-
With every interview you feel like you lose a piece of yourself, and with every bad review you become just that little bit more bitter. It is horrible in a way.
-
Never forget that if you leave your law to judges and your religion to bishops, you will presently find yourself without either law or religion.
-
I learned some big lessons on my first film, a horror film which was never released in the U.S., even though we sold it to Harvey Weinstein for a lot of money.
-
When man can "wish away worrying," every desire will be instantly fulfilled.
-
It likes it when you don’t depend on it. It will reward you every time you don’t act needy. It will chase you if you act like other things (passion, friendship, family, longevity) are more important to you. If your career is a bad boyfriend, it is healthy to remember you can always leave and go sleep with somebody else.
-
There is crisis in Europe, where Russia is the principle intriguer and player, which affects a major source of international business and flow of capital.
-
We have never declared war on China. We have only asked them to leave us in peace, to let us have our natural freedom.
-
Life ceases to be a fraction and becomes an integer.
-
Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, and you'll probably make it through the next one.
