Eric Burdon Quotes
I have a life beyond performance. I love it, and it probably is the better part of my life, but I do have another life.
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Nothing scares me more than people with some doll collection.
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The personal ego already has a strong element of dysfunction, but the collective ego is, frequently, even more dysfunctional, to the point of absolute insanity.
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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I dislike society because conversation exhausts my brain more than silent thought - again, I cannot hold my water long enough for a prolonged conversation.
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I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.
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Any film is about heroism: the triumph of good over evil. If you look back at my films, you will see that as a recurring theme.
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At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing.
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I have a garden. We have fresh tomatoes and strawberries. People are different here... People out in California, they grow up quicker. They have a lot of excess, and they have a lot more things than we do here in Hungary. There, they start doing makeup when they're 13, when we would still be out in the countryside making sausage.
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I would love to play 'Funny Girl' or 'Evita,' but I idolize the women who have played those parts. I don't know if there needs to be another version of those shows.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.
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My favorite car is a '69 Barracuda.
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Truthfully, I'm pretty stuck in the '80s.
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In a city like New York, any night can be completely different, even in a subtle way.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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I think the hardest thing I went through in the UFC was my first loss. It was terrible. It was traumatizing. But it's just going back and rebuilding and getting better.
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Novelists have to be adept at controlling the flow of information, and, most crucially, they have to be in charge of the narrative.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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The roots of education … are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
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So it's true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.
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In any endeavor, you have to understand your tolerance for risk. What's a failure you can afford?
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I liked that sort of thing, those one-off stories like 'Tales of the Unexpected,' 'Hammer House of Horror,' 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents.'
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I have a life beyond performance. I love it, and it probably is the better part of my life, but I do have another life.
