Elvis Mitchell Quotes

The documentary 'Certifiably Jonathan' has engrossing moments in it. How can it not? It's got a great subject - the extraordinarily voluble comedian Jonathan Winters, whose constant rush of words can be like a blizzard: beautiful, maddening, exhausting, and finally beautiful again. But it's not a great film.

Elvis Mitchell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 6, 1958

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'Moldova: Yes or No?' That's a great app, and we actually used the geo-locator on your phone, so if you are in Moldova, it will say 'Yes, you're in Moldova.' I'm so excited. People need that. That's the whole point. The whole reason you buy a $500 phone is to see if you are... in Moldova. Or not.

Jimmy Fallon

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In Little League back in Oklahoma, I struck out 14 batters in a six-inning game, and we won the state championship.

Jimmy Walker

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I was on 'Search for Tomorrow' for about nine months, then 'Another World' for two years.

Joanna Going

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Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear.

Jerome K. Jerome

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Had Roosevelt been caught, we would have been in a lot of trouble. It would have been very embarrassing.

John Perkins

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I never knew how to do anything before I did it, really.

Spike Jonze

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For an actor working in television or film, I think it's important to understand how the medium works - how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works.

Simon Baker

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I used to hold back because people would get offended, but now I'm like, 'You're going to hear me, regardless. Whether you accept what I have to say or not is on you.'

Trick Daddy

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Robert Osborne either has the best job in the world, or comes very close. As millions of viewers know, Osborne is the resident host of the great Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel, the most reliable source of pure enchantment in the cable universe.

Tom Shales

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As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial.

Robert Wise

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Banks properly established and conducted are highly useful to the business of the country, and will doubtless continue to exist in the States so long as they conform to their laws and are found to be safe and beneficial.

Martin Van Buren

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I was advised by my assistant that the women of the Senate don't do potlucks. To which I responded, 'Of course we do.'

Lisa Murkowski

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