Reg E. Cathey (Reginald Eurias Cathey) Quotes
I was told I wasn't black enough for certain jobs because of the way I speak and carry myself and because I was raised in Europe. It's why I left L.A.
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In Europe and Sweden, we see boobs on TV, and it's not a big deal. Everyone has them; everyone has seen them.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
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I carry a lot of muscle easily.
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Maimed but still magnificent... Europe's mightiest medieval cathedral.
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I went to Yugoslavia to make a movie. People saw me there and asked me to do a movie in Germany. And that led to a movie in Italy. Before I knew it, I was in Europe for most of the next 10 years.
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People have told me that I'm courageous, but I have seen greater courage.
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If Europe's outer border is not blocked off, it makes no sense to speak of quotas.
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We all have genes that come from our ancestors that aren't used - they're not turned on. So we actually carry ancient genes with us. If you could figure out how to turn those on, you could resurrect ancient characteristics from our ancestors.
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We have got into Indian railways and are trying to get into the railway locomotive business in Europe and the United States.
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The fueling of anti-Turkish sentiment in Europe is resulting in an anti-European, indiscriminate nationalism in Turkey.
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More than anything, falling in love causes a certain female thing in a man to manifest, oddly enough.
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
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If I told you about a land of love, friend, would you follow me and come?
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Bolivar cannot carry double.
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And thus He mused: 'From here, indeedShall we strike terror in the Swede?And here a city by our laborFounded, shall gall our haughty neighbor;'Here cut' – so Nature gives command –Your window through on Europe; standFirm-footed by the sea, unchanging!
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I still have certain goals that I want. Grammies... Other awards... an Oscar one day.
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I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas.
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Lets just plop them in front of the TV. I was raised in front of the TV and I turned out TV.
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In the US everybody is about what's new and what's next and they don't really build a real loyalty as much as in Europe - if you were ever good and they liked you, they will treat it with the respect that it still matters.
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You always have certain strengths and certain weaknesses, and you want to compensate for your weaknesses... I have a real duty to earn the trust of the faculty. I don't just deserve it. I have to earn it.
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Sex is the mysticism of a materialistic society - in the beginning was the Flesh, and the Flesh became Word... [it has] its own mysteries - this is my birth [control] pill; swallow it in remembrance of me!
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Be brave. Be open-minded. Be kind. Be forgiving. Be generous. Be optimistic. Be grateful for the many unexpected lessons you will learn. Find the joy inside the hardship. It's there. I assure you. And, too, be open to inspiration from unlikely sources.
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I was told I wasn't black enough for certain jobs because of the way I speak and carry myself and because I was raised in Europe. It's why I left L.A.
