Gene Shalit Quotes
Some films could only have been cast in one way: Screen tests were given and the losers got the parts.
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I like movies in particular, on video or T.V. I have lots of old favorites, like Danny Kaye in 'The Court Jester' or 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' or James Stewart in 'Winchester '73.' But I also like a lot of modern films.
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There is no investment you can make which will pay you so well as the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer through your establishment.
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In private, I'm a hippie who follows Buddhism, does yoga, meditates and loves to dance wildly.
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We all know and we all perceive Christian Dior in a very specific way.
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With movies, you can do a lot more roles a lot faster. My favorite thing about acting is taking on new characters. It's fun switching it up at times. No matter what, I feel so honored and blessed to be 16 and already living my dream. It's really special.
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If you love something, you have to stay really focused and can't let outside things distract you.
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You don't become the character.
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Monterey was the Maraschino cherry on top of the Sundae that was the '60s. It was totally unprecedented, and the audience was unprecedented in their joy.
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I pursue one goal the encyclopaedia of life.
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I'm a drifter and an outsider. There's not one single environment I can totally belong to.
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I was no longer troubled when he pulled out a machete in a crowded bar, tried to pick up schoolgirls, or threatened to scalp us, then rip off our heads and scoop out our brains.
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No end to sorrow, caused by the same endless fears. Why can't we learn from all we've been through after two thousand years?
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The song I came to sing remains unsung to this day. I have spent my days in stringing and in unstringing my instrument. The time has not come true, the words have not been rightly set; only there is the agony of wishing in my heart . . .
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He found a new way to cover up his bad breath. He holds up his arms.
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This country was formed for the white not for the black man. And looking upon African slavery from the same stand-point, as held by those noble framers of our Constitution, I for one, have ever considered it, one of the greatest blessings that God ever bestowed upon a favored nation.
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I just loved making words into stories by the sound of my voice.
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If you start to feel that you have given up too many parts of yourself to be with your partner, then one day you will end up looking for another person in order to reconnect with those lost parts.
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Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts. [Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]
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You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them.
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The second we all saw Katie, it was hard not to feel emotional.
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Some films could only have been cast in one way: Screen tests were given and the losers got the parts.
