- Hospital
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- 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
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't mind being 65, but nobody is gonna tell me to come in at 5:30 to have the early bird special.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's the great thing about New Year's, you get to be a year older. For me, that wasn't such a joke, because my birthday was always around this time. When I was a kid, my father used to tell me that everybody was celebrating my birthday. That's what the trees are all about.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a sympathetic role in 'thirtysomething,' and in two weeks I'm going to do the role again. But in the movies, I just love the heavies. It's much more fun. Villains are a ball. People have been laughing at me for 50 years, so I love to sit in the back of the theater and listen to them hate me.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ed Sullivan brought me to TV first in 1952, then Garry Moore's program gave me a lot of confidence and freedom.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Larry David finds a way to make jokes about the Holocaust. It would never have occurred to me. And it was funny.
- Hero
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father was a dreamer - my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady's handbags, an old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: 'Don't end up like me.'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hear about stars being torn to pieces by fans. It never happened to me and I never saw it happen to anyone else.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to play white.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm shy and can't for the life of me barge around and slap people on the back. I sit in a corner by myself and am tickled to death when someone comes over to talk to me.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Coaches do so much research about a referee because they believe refereeing is such a crucial part of the game that the result may hinge on what we say or do. They probably know more about me than I know myself!
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have too many friends who tell me that they spend the first hour of every morning going through their e-mail messages. I'd like to use my time more carefully.
- Rise
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- Nov 07, 2020