Eddie Adams Quotes
I was getting money for showing one man killing another. Two lives were destroyed and I was getting paid for it. (On his 1968 photograph of the summary street corner execution of prisoner Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnam's police chief, Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan.)
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What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.
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It was in 1969, and I thought, wow, you know, I really didn't want to do a TV series. You know, I had my own act, and I was performing in Vegas and doing all of these exciting things.
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Now that I have kids, I don't want to do so many daredevily things anymore.
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I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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I usually have more than one thing I'm working on at once - I've been working on three different novels. When I get stuck on one, I hop back and forth.
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I love the science-fiction genre because there's always so many endless possibilities! It's a limitless genre and can be fun playing around with otherworldly ideas.
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I truly believe diversity is beauty.
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Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.
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Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.
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If your child is born with a port-wine stain, they should be seen immediately by a pediatric dermatologist. Your pediatrician does not understand these birthmarks as well as a specialist.
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I'm the kind of guy who always pushes really hard.
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
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If you spend a week at a casino you will very easily see that people have a certain way of behaving in a casino.
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The magic of creation has always fascinated me.
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A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.
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My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel.
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The obstinacy of cleverness and reason is nothing to the obstinacy of folly and inanity.
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When I'm standing in a stadium packed with 80,000 screaming fans, I can't just whip out my Bible before I run. That's when I start praying! It's so loud that I can't even hear what I'm saying, but it always helps.
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I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the film's future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become.
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When you see a 'Shark fight' erupt, we aggressively want to understand what we are committing our money toward.
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Roy, this is my wife, Georgina Spica - she has a heart of gold and a body to match... and I am Albert Spica and I have a heart of gold and a great deal of money to match.
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Technology is changing the way we interact as humans.
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I was getting money for showing one man killing another. Two lives were destroyed and I was getting paid for it. (On his 1968 photograph of the summary street corner execution of prisoner Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnam's police chief, Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan.)
