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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I would never want to do something just for the sake of being independent or for the sake of doing big films. I'm always surprised by the material I'm attracted to. And that's how I like it. I like to be surprised.
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Most of Gingrich's moderate positions are rooted in a realpolitik that transcends ideology.
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I believe that anyone who doesn't read remains dumb. Even if they know how, failing to regularly ingest the written word dooms them to ignorance, no matter what else they have or do.
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For Ryan's Daughter I used a total of eight harps, something that was, at least, weird.
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Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever.
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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.
