George Shearing Quotes
When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella, so I would get a chance to play with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as well.
Quotes to Explore
-
I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.
-
I would love to do a Broadway play. I would love to do big screen also, motion picture.
-
I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.
-
I play tons of authority figures, whether it's the dad or the cop or the boss. I think it's a combination of how I look, who I am.
-
The Supreme Court is having a hard time integrating schools. What chance do I have to integrate audiences?
-
I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I always wanted to play one.
-
I'm planning to be here forever, but I know at some point I'll probably have to give it up. If you live to 100, there's a very good chance you'll live forever. Because very few people die after 100.
-
Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.
-
I don't do method acting. If I play a farmer, I'm not gonna spend 3 weeks on a chicken farm. That's a bit too much for me.
-
He was so honest you could play craps with him over the phone.
-
Decisions are made by those who show up.
-
What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance.
-
I wanted to play incredibly challenging, multifaceted characters. Because we are all a puzzle.
-
For me, doing a show is great, but I want women to be able to wear the clothes easily as well.
-
Julie Andrews is so iconic, and I grew up watching 'The Sound of Music' - it's every girl's dream to play Maria, in a way, I think. That music!
-
I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to me.
-
Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.
-
If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best.
-
I tend to play the dangerous characters, the boyfriend, that sort of thing.
-
I'm still enjoying discovering more designers and getting to play dress-up in a bigger way than I ever have before.
-
The problem with Germans is that they look in the clouds for what lies at their feet.
-
If you're injured, it changes the way you move. If you're injured, it changes the way you talk.
-
. . . your presence was shore where I rested/ released from the hoodoo of that dance, where I spoke/ with my true voice again.
-
When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella, so I would get a chance to play with Ray Brown and Charlie Smith as well.
