Sammy Davis, Jr. Quotes
There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time.
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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Americans are really obsessed with their teeth being white and straight, aren't they? I saw this little girl the other day with one of those whole head braces. Elastic all the way around! How traumatizing for a child to have to wear one of those! You look like a monster.
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President Obama was deeply and clearly affected by the Sandy Hook disaster.
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The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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In New Orleans, music is part of the culture. You're raised with it, from the cradle to the grave, and all in-between.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.
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My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family.
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Civilization is not a burden. It is an opportunity.
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If I have the option, I always read the paper or a book or something I can touch and destroy in my own hands.
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I want life. I want to feel it and live it. I want, for as much of the time as possible in this blink-of-an-eye existence we have, to feel all that can be felt.
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I'm not that great with press sometimes.
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I think there's a notion in our society, and it may be valid, that people aren't as funny when they get older. It's a stigma still attached to the rebelliousness of youth.
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There are certain romances that belong in certain cities, in a certain atmosphere, in a certain time.
