Count Basie Quotes
I got everything I wanted. When I was young in Kansas City, I knew nothing about Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, of all those concert halls, of all those countries. I did not know what it was like to direct a band... All I wanted was to be big, to be in show-business, and to travel...and that's what I've been doing all my life.
Count Basie
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I remember 'Hannah Montana' came out, and I was so depressed, I started crying because I was like, 'I want to do that.'
Zendaya
Everybody knew that I could type pretty well.
Jack Adams
It's hard for people sometimes to relate to me. They weren't in the military, they weren't injured overseas in Iraq, they weren't burned, they didn't go through 33 surgeries, or two and a half years in the hospital.
J. R. Martinez
Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.
Malcolm McDowell
As a child, I loved story books and wanted to be in them so desperately and live the stories.
Talulah Riley
Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
Zooey Deschanel
From the reader's view, a poem is more demanding than prose.
Mark Strand
In my house, I don't just always listen to rap.
Justin Scott
As I always said, if people wanted to know who James Brown is, all they have to do is listen to my music.
James Brown
When the time is right, I will do female-centric films.
Hansika Motwani
I had a lot of self-confidence.
Bowie Kuhn
I got everything I wanted. When I was young in Kansas City, I knew nothing about Frank Sinatra, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, of all those concert halls, of all those countries. I did not know what it was like to direct a band... All I wanted was to be big, to be in show-business, and to travel...and that's what I've been doing all my life.
Count Basie
