George Takei Quotes

I was doing a civil rights musical here in Los Angeles, and we sang at one of the rallies where Dr. Martin Luther King spoke, and I remember the thrill I felt when we were introduced to him. To have him shake your hand was an absolutely unforgettable experience.

George Takei

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 20, 1937

Topics

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I was this Catholic kid, and I never really lost that. I loved the rituals of Catholicism. The mass is a magic ritual; it's a transubstantiation, and the stations of the cross - I mean, a crown of thorns? Getting whipped? It's punk rock.

Jim Carroll

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I'll always be this once-famous actress nobody recognises because of a nose job.

Jennifer Grey

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My goal is to be exactly how I am offstage - although I realize I'm supposed to punctuate it with jokes.

Andy Kindler

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I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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I didn't start making a real living until eight or nine years in. Even after 'Goodfellas' came out, I was still working as a waiter, and people would recognize me - that was an odd experience. But when 'The Sopranos' hit, that was like an exponential leap.

Michael Imperioli

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Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.

Stephen Sondheim

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I enjoy domestic life. Cooking gives me great pleasure, especially if I can chop vegetables slowly and think about what I'm doing and dream a little about this and that.

Siri Hustvedt

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The female characters in 'Peep Show' are not 'strong': they are idiots. As idiotic as the men.

Robert Webb

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Sylvia Plath, Rumi, there's a lot of spoken word poets who do a really incredible job putting their spoken work into page poetry - that's what I strive to do.

Mary Lambert

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There are dozens and dozens of improv classes across the nation, but it really cannot be taught.

Christopher Guest

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People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing. They were all doing something rather different.

Colin Firth

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Orphans, dead parents, lonely children at Christmas, morose spoken word recordings, everything you love about the holidays. Move the turkey over so you can fit your head in the oven.

April Winchell

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