Dennis Farina Quotes

I've been involved in some movies that I really thought were going to take off that didn't. And then I've thought, 'This movie's not going anywhere,' and it worked. The same thing with television shows.

Dennis Farina

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 29, 1944 - July 22, 2013

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If I'm on a bus and someone makes my blood boil, I'll pocket those emotions and put them in a song.

Jessie J

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Any actor who is being honest will admit there's always a small or large part of the real you in every character. It's impossible not to have that.

Jerry Ferrara

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The ancient Jewish people gave the world the vision of eternal peace, of universal disarmament, of abolishing the teaching and learning of war.

Menachem Begin

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One of the few luxuries left is travel. And the aspect of travel that is luxurious is not the movement, but the being there.

Andre Balazs

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Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance.

Max Eastman

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With 'Greek Gods,' I wanted to go with the blue and green hues of sky and water; with 'Heroes,' I felt the color needed to be more dramatic and give a sense of battle, rage, and yes, of blood. That's the world these demigods lived in, and I felt that orange and red would also compliment the greenish blue of the 'Gods' cover.

John Rocco

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I've been offered a few movies lately, but I don't want to do a movie just for the sake of saying, 'Oh, boy! There's popcorn involved in this.'

John Ritter

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I pointed out that the Atlanta Olympic bomber - as well as Timothy McVeigh and the people who protest against gay rights at military funerals - are Christians but we journalists don't identify them by their religion.

Juan Williams

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Honestly, I think the combine is a waste of time. The effort should be in film watching, physicals, and mental evaluations.

Doug Baldwin

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The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue.

Alfred North Whitehead

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From my experience as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, if a congressperson is identified as a potential target by a foreign intelligence service, that individual is notified.

Pete Hoekstra

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War is often about making the least-worst decision. The same could be said about politics. But the stakes are higher in war, when the commander-in-chief is called upon to defend the nation.

Mark McKinnon

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