Kevin Costner Quotes
Some people come to you because if you're in their movie, it'll help them raise money. And some people come to you because they think you're the person to play the part.
Quotes to Explore
-
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
-
I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
-
I don't know the right way to retire.
-
I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.
-
I'm a self-taught guitarist, but I have a classical music background.
-
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
-
I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer.
-
The common argument that crime is caused by poverty is a kind of slander on the poor.
-
I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements.
-
In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
-
If you can turn your wants into your needs, you can do anything.
-
I'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.
-
I think I surprise some people because a lot of the time, I roll out of bed and go to school, and it's like I don't wear anything that interesting sometimes.
-
Women's tennis has been around for a very long time - we're talking about the 1800s. But women's soccer hasn't had such a long history, so now they're right at the beginning of really trying to make things equal. We need to continue not only to advocate for women but to have men advocating for women.
-
I'm not somebody who's emotionally attached to an outcome of a character that I'm hired to play. The fans are.
-
Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me... dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn't want to be that weak link.
-
I doubt that most people with short-term thinking love the natural world enough to save it.
-
It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with an anxiety disorder. We were touring a lot and there were some developing personal problems within the band.
-
There is no health without mental health; mental health is too important to be left to the professionals alone, and mental health is everyone's business.
-
There were theoretical elements in the subjection of women and it is not possible to avoid the conclusion that a large contribution was made to them by the Church. In part this was a matter of its hostile stance towards sexuality.
-
I think that our work and our music stands on its own without this knowledge about our identity around it. But I also think that we very consciously decided not to hold back that part of ourselves, but to be very vocal about who we are, kind of what experiences we've had in life, and how we identify.
-
I've been beaten. I know what that's like. They say, 'Who has been a nail can learn to be a hammer.' So I know what it is to beat people.
-
I just try and do the best with every role I get to do. Hopefully the experience in itself is a good experience and people will want to work with me.
-
Some people come to you because if you're in their movie, it'll help them raise money. And some people come to you because they think you're the person to play the part.
