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Leon Uris Quotes

I was too heavy to be a jockey and too honest to be a producer, so I became a writer.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: August 3, 1924 - June 21, 2003

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Producer Honest Heavy Writer Jockey

I have memories of doing 'Toys In The Attic' and being on the floor next to my drums, on my back, laughing.

Memories Doing Back Toys Next Floor

I can't stand folk who are all snobby about reality TV.

Reality Stand Reality TV Who Folk

I am inspired by many young women, not only in my industry but across others.

Women I Am Young Others Industry Am

I think you tend to try, during the time you've got off, to forget about the film. It was such a total world. I mean, the sets were claustrophobic, and as soon as you were on there, you were right back into it.

Time World Think You Back Forget

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Time Space Place Eternity

Never say never, but the thought of electively cutting oneself is beyond my grasp, and I also object to it politically. Denying the lines on our faces makes a comment about age and wisdom I don't care to make.

Wisdom Age Thought Care Say Never

When I was born, that was right smack in the middle of 'The Cosby Show.' But what I remember is my mother took me with her... She exposed me to the world in such a way where I was included. And I didn't feel like she chose her career over me.

Mother Me World Feel Remember Born

I didn't expect people would embrace 'Ang Probinsyano' the way they did during its first year.

People Year Embrace Way First Would

I went to Brunel University and very much wanted to go on to do a PhD in management, but then my acting career started to take off. In those days when you switched on the box there were hardly any brown or black faces.

Management Black You Career Acting

The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.

William O. Douglas

Good Friend Great Struggle Men Free

Possibly because I earn my living as a writer of fiction and possibly because it's just the sensible thing to do, I like to pay attention to everything I come across, including things that evoke the uncanny or the mysterious.

Attention Living Mysterious Earn Pay

It's not a good idea to put your wife into a novel; not your latest wife anyway.

Good Wife Good Idea Idea Your Novel

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