Bill Cobbs Quotes

I tried singing. I tried playing a musical instrument. I really wanted to be a musician, but I never could quite pull that off. I liked entertaining, but I was always drawn to some kind of technical work - some kind of honest labor.

Bill Cobbs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 16, 1934

Topics

WorkSingingLaborKindNeverOff

With supporting roles, you just want really good actors that can make it bigger than what's there.

Andrew Haigh

GoodYouWantBiggerJustThan

I'm not a photojournalist.

Robert Mapplethorpe

FatherDoneNeverWouldSomebody

Some children I have met are very beautiful. Some children are imbeciles, vulgar, terrible.

Jeanne Moreau

BeautifulChildrenTerribleSomeMet

We look for meaning and purpose; children bring that.

Johnathon Schaech

ChildrenPurposeMeaningLookBring

Both of my girls have very high self-esteem because they were both able to master certain things; I should think that's good for their confidence.

Amy Chua

GoodConfidenceThinkMasterHigh

If you go to Japan, you have to take the train and go visit different capital cities. Just sticking to one city would be a shame, considering how easy it is to get around. Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto all have different vibes and sights.

Ronny Chieng

CityEasyYouTrainGoVibes

Children are weird. I was going to say 'most children,' but I think this a rare universal law.

Rumaan Alam

ChildrenLawThinkWeirdSayRare

I got my first lifetime achievement award years ago, and I was very excited, but then I got a sense of: Well, can one get a second lifetime award?

Michael Palin

AchievementAwardFirstExcitedWell

True believers of Scientology seem to know with utmost certainty that they have found the answer to the deepest riddles of all time - they may or may not be right, but that kind of self-belief is very appealing.

Louis Theroux

TimeKnowKindTrueDeepestRight

I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where I'm from. I wouldn't move back there, but it's funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way.

Jarvis Cocker

FunnyTimeYouBackPlaceKind

I don't really need a lot of help from a director.

Christina Ricci

HelpNeedDirectorLotReally

I'm proud of my hands; they look like my grandma's.

Serinda Swan

ProudHandsLookLikeGrandma

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