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Yakov Smirnoff Quotes

People in Tulsa are totally friendly; the crowds are very nice.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: russian
Birth: January 24, 1951

Topics

People Nice Friendly Crowds Very

The place of my birth, and residence for nearly sixteen years, in the early part of my life, became endeared to my feelings and affections; and more especially so after I had quitted it for an unknown place, and to associate with strangers.

Life My Life Strangers Early Place

One area I have a huge amount of trouble in is writing about myself. I get a heavy, almost depressed feeling.

Myself Writing Feeling Trouble Heavy

I don't like these commercial films I do. I'd far prefer to do more artistic films, more cult films.

More Cult Far Like Commercial Films

We will pursue every factor, every element, every second of the timeline, of the final hours of Maurice's life. We will pursue that relentlessly. That will be our quest from now on.

Life Now Will Pursue Final Quest

I think babies are a bit boring, actually. They're OK when they're older; they make you laugh. I think we all think that, really - we just don't say it.

Think Laugh You Say Boring Just

There's something that people misunderstand about screen quotas. It's not about rejecting or hating other countries' films, but about protecting our domestic film industry.

People Hating Industry Something Our

The extraordinary genius of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie 100 years ago was their recognition that the great wealth they had amassed could be put to public good and used to solve the complex problems for which there were no other sources of capital.

Good Great Problems Genius Wealth

It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame.

Blame Game You Place Play How

If there's one person in the world with whom a chemistry read is unnecessary, it's Rachel McAdams.

Domhnall Gleeson

World Person Chemistry Read Whom

It causes havoc on set anytime a director wants to go backward rather than forward.

Forward Go Director Set Rather Than

I grew up singing in church as a little boy.

Singing Church Boy Up Little Grew

Writing is so wrapped up in ego, but with math one is just trying to get it right, although you're often wrong. I think math helped me become a good critic of myself, come at writing a little less personally.

Bonnie Jo Campbell

Good Myself Me Writing Ego Think

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