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Kirk Douglas Quotes

Too often, I have not been what I wanted to be; I've succumbed to pressures. Yes, I have. The things I've done that I liked, I've always done against advice.

Kirk Douglas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: December 9, 1916

Topics

Advice Done Always Yes Against Been

We have been told many times that we have become too big, but these are things that only someone who has no idea of the size of the competition can say. We are too small.

John Elkann

Competition Small Someone Say Become

Through all of this lovely interviewing, and nice things people say, and the rest of it, I have learned that I am an actor. That is my profession. That is my job. That is how I make a living. So I am just out there making a living.

Melissa Leo

Job I Am People Rest Nice Living

My style was established in the Forties and Fifties, then got dragged through the decades and picked up a couple more things on the way.

Andra Day

Style Way More Through Up Things

I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time.

Stromae

Love Music Time Dance Think Want

We've all crashed; we see crashes every race and we know it's something we have to deal with. It's BMX - it can happen at anytime. Nothing's for sure in this sport, if I've learned anything.

Tory Nyhaug

Know Nothing Race See Anything Sure

In real life, I first started sleep walking in high school because that was when this concept of getting into college first appeared. I had this moment of, 'Oh! This is going to affect the rest of my life.'

Mike Birbiglia

Life Moment Sleep School College

I was not able to stop or slow down the Vietnam War.

Mike Mansfield

War Slow Down Stop Vietnam War Able

My label is to play bad guys of Latin origin in American movies. I'm happy with that label. I prefer to play that than to play a city boy. The bad guy is always something very tempting for the audience.

Jordi Molla

Happy City American Bad Play Movies

If I have to go through Fury after my Povetkin fight - and I never look past my next fight; I am not that foolish - to get those belts, I would love to fight him next.

Deontay Wilder

Love Past Fight I Am Look Go

I would say it's not as hard as writing, because when you're a writer, you walk right into the pit all by yourself, but when you're a director, there are at least 80 people who scream, 'Don't do that!' when you make a mistake.

David Seltzer

Walk Yourself Mistake People Writing

My parents did not pay a cent for my education; they didn't give me a car or furniture - I did that 100% on my own. I had to pay back a lot.

Constance Wu

Education Car Parents Me Back Pay

Everybody wants to be a critic: a critic without the actual accolades to be a critic.

Bobby Lashley

Without Critic Everybody Wants