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Robert H. Grubbs Quotes

I was born at home in rural Kentucky, in 1942, in a house that my father Howard had built. He did most of the construction himself and built it on land that his father had given him when he married my mother Faye.

Robert H. Grubbs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 27, 1942

Topics

Father Mother Home Construction Born

Playing the role of Christ was like being in a prison. It was the hardest part I've ever had to play in my life. I couldn't smoke or drink in public. I couldn't.

Max von Sydow

Life Prison My Life Smoke Play Role

I was always frightened by taverns. They just seemed like very unpleasant places to go.

Matt Groening

Go Places Always Just Like Very

I've had some interesting stuff happen to me - so why doesn't anyone ask me?

Amanda Marshall

Me Interesting Why Ask Happen Stuff

While I had often said that I wanted to die in bed, what I really meant was that in my old age I wanted to be stepped on by an elephant while making love.

Roger Zelazny

Love Age Old Age Elephant Die Said

I find it just simply takes me right back to those times, and I really can't take it, I don't want to, I mean, why should I face up to it? What good does it do me? I know it happened, and that's it.

Diana Wynne Jones

Good Me Face Back Find Know

It is hard for me to understand I am on television and people around the world watch me every week in a country I have never even been to.

Dean Ambrose

I Am People Me World Week Country

You just have to keep at it and budget yourself; be prudent. It's art, so you really don't go into it to make a zillion dollars, but there's definitely bills to pay, and I want everyone in the band to have a salary and whatever they need.

Cindy Wilson

Art Yourself Budget You Go Want

I hated improvisation because in my early days as an actor, improvisation meant somebody had just come down from Oxford and they were doing a play above a pub in Kentish Town, and the biggest ego would win.

Peter Capaldi

Win Ego Doing Early Down Play

I'm pursuing a degree in mental health counseling. It'll be a long journey, and I still want to do music and other creative projects.

Sharon Van Etten

Music Journey Health Creative Long

Some of the movies I did - well, you have to feed your family.

Norman Lloyd

Family You Movies Feed Well Your

I think what I'm gonna do is keep being international and not being grounded to any one particular thing. As long as I'm entertaining people in one way or another and maintaining some sort of adventurous life with my family in tow, then I'll be happy.

Rhys Darby

Life Family Happy People Be Happy

I don't think that people generally realize what the motion picture industry has done to the American Indian, as a matter of fact, all ethnic groups. All minorities. All non-whites. People just simply don't realize. They take it for granted that that's the way people are going to be presented and that these cliches are just going to be perpetuated.

Marlon Brando

People Think American Picture Done