Red Skelton (Richard Skelton) Quotes
Television: The device that brings into your living room characters you would never allow in your living room.
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I do not often get lonely, and I never get bored.
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It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.
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I hear a lot of 'Top Model' girls say they are dismissed by clients because they recognize them, but it never happened to me.
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I wake up every morning knowing how ridiculously lucky I am to be able to do what I love for a living, and that sense of wonder never, ever wears off.
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To be honest, I have never thought about getting into direction.
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I've never been more famous than I was, suddenly, in 1986.
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I'm married, I have three children, I never hit my wife.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.
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Your man Flavor Flav is living!
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I have never received a Farthing of Prize Money either for Artillery Ammunition or Vessels.
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The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters.
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There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.
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I never thought I would actually become a professional actor. I just kept going with it. One thing led to another.
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There are so many songs that I could not sing the way I wanted to. When such songs come on television or radio, I shut them off or leave the room.
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Everybody did something. It was very entertaining. We had a lot of fun. Lot of fun. And there was no segregation, that I could see. I never saw any.
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Fairytales were never really meant for children; they were meant as cautionary tales for teenagers on the verge of growing up.
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Some of the biggest movie stars in the world are essentially characters.
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We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan.
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When people are judged by merit, not connections, then the best and brightest can lead the country, people will work hard, and the entire economy will grow - everyone will benefit and more resources will be available for all, not just select groups.
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I have made myself what I am. And I would that I could make the red people as great as the conceptions of my own mind, when I think of the Great Spirit that rules over us all.
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Television: The device that brings into your living room characters you would never allow in your living room.
