Bobby Hackett Quotes
Louis Armstrong could only happen once - for ever and ever. I, for one, appreciate the ride.
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When you're a young actor, there's this pressure to rush. But I hope to be doing this into my sixties and seventies, so I'd prefer to take my time.
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Doo-wop is the true music to me, man. Doo-wop was what nurtured me and grew me into who I am, and I guess even when I was in school, the teacher probably thought I had ADD or something every day, because I'd be beating on the desks, singing like the Flamingos or the Spaniels or Clyde McPhatter or somebody.
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As scary as it is, I like making real, direct eye contact with people from the stage. In a sense, it's like modeling: that feeling of locking in and projecting some kind of emotion to try to captivate people.
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To appreciate present conditions, collate them with those of antiquity.
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Between the ages of 18 and 20, I made three hour-long films. One was a superhero film called 'Carbolic Soap.' One was a cop film called 'Dead Right.' And the other was called 'A Fistful Of Fingers.'
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One good thing is I was instilled with really good values. My mom treats everyone the same.
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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.
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Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!
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I love mentoring young girls. I've always been like that.
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I talk to the universe all the time.
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Inner-life questions are the kind everyone asks, with or without benefit of God-talk: 'Does my life have meaning and purpose?' 'Do I have gifts that the world wants and needs?' 'Whom and what shall I serve?' 'Whom and what can I trust?' 'How can I rise above my fears?'
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Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?
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There's always someone in every group of friends that nobody likes.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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Ultimately I am happy that everybody is embracing hip hop and the sounds from the streets.
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Politics is never about the people. It's about money. And wars. And how many heads you can step on and bodies you can step over. And I'm just not that kind of person.
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The artist-audience relationship is the most valuable thing, and anything you can do to fuel the long-term potential of that relationship is of value to you.
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Italy to me is like the mean mother. Whatever I do, it's never good enough. People say I'm the queen of Cannes, but in Italy I get turned down for work.
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When I went into the last lap I was regretting a bit that it was over. I was enjoying again the first sector for the last time. Simply fantastic this circuit, and if you get 53 laps more, you appreciate it even more. It's made by God's hands.
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Once, a friend’s mom said to me when I was very young 'You can't really invest in your looks as the only thing because it's a depreciating asset. I think this is trueit’s like putting money into a stock that’s going down. Put your money, put your effort, invest in your brain and talent which will appreciate and get better as you get older.
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It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
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When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.
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Louis Armstrong could only happen once - for ever and ever. I, for one, appreciate the ride.
