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Quotes by Entertainer


"During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me."

"Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself."

"My show was revolutionary, ground-breaking. When I came on the scene, people were not doing a thing."

"Scientists announced that they have located the gene for alcoholism. Scientists say they found it at a party, talking way too loudly."

"A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight."

"My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment."

"The system of volunteerism is divisive. It pits one charity against the others for the charity dollar."

"It's a dog eat dog world, and Mr. Perfect is a Milk Bone."

"But there's always a Mass. It's not a formal Mass at all. We're sitting around her dining room table with wine and Eucharist and holding hands. It's very informal and small, but to me that's a wonderful way to have Mass."
Wine,

"I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't think there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and parading around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face white and praying to a rock."

"Any time a running back reaches the age of 31 or 32, he has to lose a step. No one is a freak of nature. No one is going to be able to take the pounding a running back has to take over a 10- or 12-year career and not lose a step."

"Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly responded with 'Hey, look over there, it's Saddam Hussein.'"

"I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time."

"There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies."


"Recently, I went up to Casino Rama to see Martin Short's show, just to see how he put it all together. And after the show, I went backstage and picked his brain to find out why he did certain things."

"Mom thinks I live in this dream world where everybody's Ivana Trump."

"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending."


"I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Frank wouldn't show for my wedding."

"I think seeing Pryor's first movie, Live In Concert, when I was in high school changed my life. Pryor really put the heart in darkness for me."

"There are not the same factual shows anymore - children's TV has become much more trivial."

"That aesthetic of the Star Wars universe: the do-it-yourself, hotrod ethic that George Lucas exported from his childhood, is exactly the same kind of soul behind what we do and build for the show. It may not look pretty, but it gets the job done."

"Apparently Arnold was inspired by President Bush, who proved you can be a successful politician in this country even if English is your second language."

"However, I believe that it would be difficult to have legitimate scientists agree to participate."

"The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts."

"Why is it there are so many more horses' asses than there are horses?"

"There was a time when the FCC tried to require a certain amount of television and media to be educational, a certain amount to be newsworthy and a certain amount of it to be public access."

"At the time of Polaroid - and I did a couple of other commercials just before I stopped doing that stuff - at that point I was at the level where they respect you and your opinion and all that sort of thing."

"Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college and then fairly soon thereafter I settled into the backstage scenery, and then at the University of Maryland I was doing posters for their productions."

"All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about."


"Because the show is popular, people do recognize us on the streets."

"Janet Reno, during her confirmation hearings, said she would come down harder on porno, and lately she's talked about how violence on television has an effect on violence in the real world."


"When I was young and we got caught pinching apples, we got a smack from the local policeman. Today if that happened he would be sued. There is a tendency to punish the victim, not the criminal. If someone broke into my house or my mum's house, I worry that the burglar has more rights than me."

"Don't back down just to keep the peace. Standing up for yourself builds self confidence and self esteem."

"Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work."


"I like to have friends in the kitchen and make a big mess and use every pot in the kitchen."

"We should no longer allow a mother to be defined as "just a mom". It is on her back that great nations are built. We should no longer allow any woman's voice to be drowned out or disregarded. As we affirm other women, and as we teach our sons, husbands and friends to hold them in the highest regard, we honor both the mothers whose shoulders we've stood on and the daughters who will one day stand tall on ours."

"I have a special pair of poop shoes under my desk. Whenever I need to drop a deuce, I slip them on and scurry to the restroom, and no one ever knows it's me. Like, if I'm wearing Louboutins that day, and my producer sees Earth shoes in the stall....well, you get the idea. It was truly a lightbulb moment when that came to me."

"Speaks cheerful English and in the past has written this language with a paintbrush that talks."


"Everyone in showbiz is driven by ego, so how do you go from having loads of fame to working at 7-11? You can't do it!"

"God will protect us, but to make sure, carry a heavy club."

"I am a sepoy and will follow the guidance of my leaders."
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