Famous Quotes: Great

As an actor you have to wait for someone to cast you, so you're relying on the business.
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We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
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Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.
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Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power.
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Artistic qualities that once seemed undeniable don't seem so now. Sometimes these fluctuations are only fickleness of taste, momentary glitches in an artist's work, or an artist getting ahead of his audience (it took me ten years to catch up to Albert Oehlen). Other times, however, these problems mean there's something wrong with the art.
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I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early mornings setting out, those evenings gleaming with rivers and lakes below us, still holding the last light.
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.
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I've always been able to decide what was more important at different points in my life, but I never gave up personal things to work, never.
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When our forefathers put down roots in desolate places, the thing that allowed them to survive was that they had a faith to see them through the tough times.
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I should just put it bluntly, because we're all sort of friends here now - it's exceedingly likely that my greatest success is behind me. Oh, so Jesus, what a thought! You know that's the kind of thought that could lead a person to start drinking gin at nine o'clock in the morning, and I don't want to go there.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
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I love country music, blues, and punk, and one day I might make those kinds of records.
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For a romantic comedy to be three hours long, that's longer than most marriages.
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The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.
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A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.
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'Donny and Marie' was a great experience. I tried so hard to be a great talk show host but it's all about relaxing and enjoying it. Marie and I finally figured that out. I would have liked it to continue but I'm kind of glad it's over because of the phenomenal workload.
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What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
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