Gene Wilder Quotes

My basic mistake in 'The World's Greatest Lover' was that I made the leading character a neurotic kook and sent him to Hollywood. I should have made him a perfectly normal, sane, ordinary person, and sent him to Hollywood. The audience identifies with the lead character.

Gene Wilder

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 11, 1933 - August 29, 2016

Topics

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Is Elizabeth Taylor fat? Her favorite food is seconds.

Joan Rivers

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Civilization is the making of civil persons.

John Ruskin

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When we talk about protecting our right to have guns, we are talking about protecting our right to shoot bullets. So what is it that's so important to shoot at?

Jonathan Safran Foer

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Everybody's got their own situation and their own needs.

Jon McGregor

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I have a great band of great guys. We're a lot of fun.

Jon Pardi

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Music kind of kidnapped me for a while.

Chico Buarque

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Some people are walking around with full use of their bodies and they're more paralyzed than I am.

Christopher Reeve

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In Syria, for some time, they have been trading hostages for a number of things: for weapons, for money, for political influence, and for favors.

Christopher Voss

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Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across state line for immoral porpoises.

Colin Mochrie

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I think everyone's inherently snobbish. Things that are very popular are not taken seriously, because the snobbish side of one says, 'Well, if everyone likes it it can't be that good.' Whereas if only I and a couple of other people like it, then it must be really something special.

Brian Eno

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I cut my teeth as a journalist writing about societies that didn't have democracy.

Chrystia Freeland

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You got to keep all your weaknesses away, and my weakness is women. I love women too much. Which has definitely road-blocked me. I just try my best to channel my energy to other things and remain focused while making my work as fun as everything else.

Bow Wow

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