Larry Dixon Quotes
I never thought I'd live this long. It sounds funny because I still think of myself as a kid.
Quotes to Explore
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Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.
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I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.
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I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.
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My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
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I have many different sides; I can be the life and soul of the party - or a wallflower.
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When I was a kid in Michigan, I used to play ball with a town team on Sunday. Of course, I'd go to church first. Played the church organ, as a matter of fact.
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I get homesick.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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No, it's a Bb. It looks wrong and it sounds wrong, but it's right.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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I'm not small, I'm space-efficient.
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It's funny to think that when you get done with an acting job, you're considered unemployed. There are definitely times when those checks don't last forever. I went to college at a private school, and I racked up quite a bit of debt. I was very slow to pay them back.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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One of the things that I love to do is travel around the world and look at archaeological sites. Because archaeology gives us an opportunity to study past civilizations, and see where they succeeded and where they failed. Use science to, you know, work backwards and say, 'Well, really, what were they thinking?'
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And, of course, the funniest food: 'kumquats'. I don't even bring them home anymore. I sit there laughing and they go to waste.
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Papa died when he was 77.
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Previously, young children had to be shown by their parents how to use a mouse or a remote, and the connection between what they were doing with their hand and what was happening on the screen took some time to grasp. But with the iPad, the connection is obvious, even to toddlers.
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We are a long way from getting back the jobs lost since President Bush took office.
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I never thought I'd live this long. It sounds funny because I still think of myself as a kid.
