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John Cassavetes Quotes

By the age of 50, I would like to know that I'm not dead - that there's some continuity to my life.

John Cassavetes

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989

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Life Age My Life Know Dead Would

Painters who do self-portraits are engaging in a form of narcissism. But it doesn't work like that in movies. A truly narcissistic person wouldn't go into filmmaking because it's just too tiring.

Work Filmmaking Person Go Movies

I never liked talking about myself or my background because I hated bringing back bad memories. And sometimes when I talked, it would come out the wrong way, and I'd look like a jerk. That's why I became an enigma to people.

Memories Myself People Talking Look

I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as a profession... It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life.

Life Think My Life Powerful Early

Because in the New Normal you are more worried about the return of your capital, not return on your capital.

Mohamed El-Erian

You New More Normal Return Because

Police work in major cities - and New York is no exception - has always been vulnerable to corruption. Teddy Roosevelt built his career on it.

Work Police New York Corruption New

I always loved playing basketball. That was never a problem for me. You want to go to the park or the gym, I'll play with you all day, but working out, I didn't love. I hated it.

Love Day Me Basketball Loved You

Having kids certainly gets me to ask the question, 'Who is the adult here, and who is the kid?'

Christian Slater

Me Question Ask Kid Adult Here

Recently, I was preparing to sing Springsteen's 'If I Should Fall Behind' for a wedding and was unable to get through it without tears. My wife handed me 'Love You Forever.' I read it. I cried. But that cry somehow cured me of crying while singing the song. Go figure.

Love Wife Me Tears Singing Song

Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Live Succeed Horizon Better Goal

I was always musical - yelling when I was a baby, singing into a brush and singing in the shower.

Baby Singing Always Shower Brush

I don't think I would have been great in the 17th century. I would have enjoyed the frocks, and certainly some of the food would have been appealing, but the disease and hygiene would have worried me.

Great Food Me Think Hygiene Disease

As a journalist, you don't tend to interview people with a view to becoming their friend. You can't expect that. It's not professional.

Friend People View You Professional

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