John Amos Quotes

They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work again, I got cast in a little program called Roots, and as they would say, the rest is history.

John Amos

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 27, 1939

Topics

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Basketball has given me everything, but it has to be bigger than basketball. That was the first thing that I said to Under Armour, and they were behind it 100 percent. This isn't about a shoe deal.

Joel Embiid

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It was the most pleasurable thing I've ever done, playing this character, and I just remember feeling so at home and so - I don't know, I was just happy - and it just wasn't ever work! It was like a sandbox for me, and I would crack myself up rehearsing.

Jenna Elfman

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With cab drivers, I always say I'm from Brazil. I don't say I'm from Israel. It's happened more than once that someone is blaming me for the government's policy. And I say, 'Listen, I live here. I'm a musician. I don't call the shots.'

Anat Cohen

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The founder of Dell found ways of delivering Hewlett Packard's most profitable products for much lower prices but forgot to deliver their quality so within a few years had fallen behind again. Ideas need constant renewal. A great idea will never be perfect and will never work perfectly in all markets and all seasons.

Max McKeown

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Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director.

John Lasseter

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Celebrity is a big part of the American social system. I'm certainly grateful for what it's done for me, but I do think that celebrity is overdone in our society. I think it's got a dangerous side to it.

Robert Redford

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Every Bond girl has a certain charm, and sometimes - almost every time - that charm is more important than beauty. In the films and in life.

Stephanie Sigman

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I like French films, Chabrol in particular. With him, you often get a skewed morality in which you sympathise with the person you shouldn't.

Ronald Frame

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I'm not a Republican, and I'm not a Democrat.

Ronnie Dunn

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I have that thrill-seeking mentality, so when people want to know why my incarnations keep changing, or why I'll do something different than I did before, it's that same impulse.

Liz Phair

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I knew that because of who I am, and the situation I'm in, that I'd attract more critics than your average person, and that was a little intimidating, but I wanted to get out there and pay my dues.

Lisa Marie Presley

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The worst thing in the world is telling yourself you can't do something.

Jason Mitchell

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