- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
Do I see people working harder than me? I can't imagine that but if I do it inspires me to work harder.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had parents who taught me ethics that I didn't know they were teaching me at the time.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only chance for a guy like me is to make a decent picture for a reasonable budget. If it brings in a profit for investors, maybe I'll have the opportunity to make something else.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't come up in a culture or society that looked on me as a movie star. I was the bad guy. I was fortunate enough to be cast in some roles that weren't bad, were positive.
- Car
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the first black director on 'Dallas.' I drove my car into the studio lot and the guard asked me who I was delivering to.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents taught me that it is my responsibility to make sacrifices for those after me.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
It really upsets me that the media insists on turning 'Do the Right Thing' or 'Boyz N the Hood' into 'black films.' They are American films. They may open the window on the black experience, but they had things to say to everybody. That's why they were so successful.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a California Angels fan because that's the first game my dad took me to see, and they stuck with me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's funny: people who meet me say, 'I thought you'd be different.' But I'm still the same guy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Words are the children of reason and, therefore, can't explain it. They really can't translate feeling because they're not part of it. That's why it bugs me when people try to analyze jazz as an intellectual theorem. It's not. It's feeling.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was playing football, I was getting up to 240 pounds, and they wanted me to get to 260.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Athletics provided a life preserver for me, and that maybe kept me out of trouble. I never partied in high school. I mostly just dated.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020