Jerry Lewis Quotes

Interviews are vital, but you cannot allow an interviewer to take your life and disturb it.

Jerry Lewis

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My first job now is as a mother, everything else is secondary. My kids understand that I am an actress, and they are always so surprised to hear my voice on a cartoon character, or see my face on a video box. If it ever gets to be too much though, the career and the kids, I will simply set the career aside.

Joan Cusack

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I've had my moments of insanity. But there is a certain responsibility to set proper examples for your children, and that influences your choices in every aspect of your life.

Andy Garcia

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At MGM, you knew you were going to be working next year; you knew you were going to get paid. But I was too ambitious musically to settle for it. And I wanted to gamble with whatever talent I might have had.

Andre Previn

TalentYearYouSettleMusically

It's great to make strong, powerful films, but in terms of people wanting to finance them, it's also very difficult.

John Hillcoat

GreatFinancePeopleStrongPowerful

When I'm on stage, the songs that we've chosen to play from the back catalog are things that still resonate with me, and matter to me. And the songs that I couldn't be a part of, we don't play anymore.

Trent Reznor

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All the family money is for philanthropy, except for living expenses for my mother. She is 94 and isn't a big spender.

Ronnie Chan

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My fans are so open-minded and trust that whatever I'm doing, in whatever moment of time, is the most accurate form of expression that I have to offer them. There are no expectations - only a journey which we all share together.

Mija

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Sometimes I think I might insult people by being openly flirtatious, then snatching it back.

Dominique Swain

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I don't care if my jokes are appropriate for a kid.

Drew Carey

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On my tombstone it will say, 'At last, a day off.'

Bradley Walsh

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The study of an idea is, of necessity, the story of many things.

Willy Ley

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Sequestration will make it extremely challenging - and in many cases impossible - for employees to meet their mortgage payments, pay their healthcare expenses, plan for retirement, or help their children attend college. To be blunt, these families are at risk.

Pete Gallego

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