Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) Quotes
We used to do seven shows at day at the Capitol Theater in Washington and the Paramount in New York. The manager said you are doing the young crowd in the morning, the senior citizens in the afternoon, the engaged and married couples in the evening. And he said just sing good songs and everyone would like it. I stayed with that.
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
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I think I need security.
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I would love to do some theater.
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They say that our sovereign is above his laws to his pleasure, and he may make it and break it as he pleases, without any distinction. The contrary is true, or else he should not have sworn to keep it.
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This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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Nobody really believes in equality anyway.
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Archery requires very sensitive muscles.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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As a kid I had all kinds of questions about how I fit it with my neighborhood and friends and other Latinos.
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Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.
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Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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While I was writing 'Stick Out Your Tongue' in Beijing, the police began knocking on my door again. As soon as I finished the book, I moved to Hong Kong so that I could work undisturbed on my next novel.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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I am extremely proud of my rags-to-riches story. It's fun to be a misfit or an underdog if you acknowledge your gifts and befriend your obstacles.
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I'm not like a Sears Catalog of ideas. I don't have that many ideas. I've more or less written them over the years. Usually, I come up with a situation or a character, and it rattles around in my head until the story or the plot emerges.
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You work enough with someone and you develop a shorthand. You know how he likes to work through the day and he knows where you're vulnerable and where your weaknesses and strengths are, so it makes for a good team, a team that knows who's over there behind your back.
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I never really thought about my music being universal. When I set out to write, it was just a feeling that felt good to me. I never thought about being able to reach everybody.
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We used to do seven shows at day at the Capitol Theater in Washington and the Paramount in New York. The manager said you are doing the young crowd in the morning, the senior citizens in the afternoon, the engaged and married couples in the evening. And he said just sing good songs and everyone would like it. I stayed with that.
