Joe Morton Quotes

Without mentioning any names, there was a film that was being done, and I ran into the producer on the plane. It was a book that I really, really loved, and I said, 'I'd love to be a part of this.' And they made it clear that that was not going to be possible - for no particular reason other than that there was just no part for a black person.

Joe Morton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 18, 1947

Topics

LoveBookBlackLovedPersonDone

People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.

Andrew Scott

PeopleThinkWillTakeBecauseGet

I'm inherently a chameleon... to not evolve is to not live.

Andra Day

LiveChameleonEvolveInherently

If Inter decide to sell me, I'll pack my bags and go. If not, I'll stay here in Milan where I am honestly very happy.

Mauro Icardi

I AmHappyMeGoDecideSell

Not only do I know how to milk a cow, but I know how to herd a bunch of cows, too, which is a life skill that I think may come in handy someday.

Martina McBride

LifeThinkCowSkillKnowMilk

My greatest fear is feeling like a professional novelist. Somebody who creates characters, who sits down and has pieces of paper taped to the wall - what's going to happen in this scene, or this act. What I like is for it to be a much more scary, sloppy reflection of who I am.

Jonathan Safran Foer

FearReflectionI AmDownWallMore

During a big rock show, you can flub a few things and nobody will hear it, because it gets buried under everything else.

Jonny Lang

YouNobodyRockWillEverythingBig

The whole, 'Is the Internet a good thing or a bad thing'? We're done with that. It's just a thing. How to maximise its civic value, its public good - that's the really big challenge.

Clay Shirky

GoodChallengeValueInternetBad

Patience is something that, as a young man, I didn't have - when waiting for parts to arrive or waiting for people to behave as I wanted them to.

Cillian Murphy

PatienceManWaitingPeopleYoung

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around.

Chuck Close

WorkExperienceThoughtLookWhy

There isn't a comedian in the world that hasn't bombed.

Bob Newhart

WorldComedianBombed

No affairs for me. It is so wonderful to have a family to come home to, to sit with them, pull each other's legs... To lose all of that for what? Who's got the time? I'm having great fun working.

Boman Irani

FamilyHomeGreatTimeFunMe

To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible.

Pierre Corneille

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