- Father
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Prison Quotes
Most Famous Prison Quotes of All Time!
Actors who spend time on set discussing scenes with the cast often pause to imagine the harsher reality an actual inmate would face beyond a short visit. Convincing audiences that an impossible escape feels plausible takes real skill, a challenge our Being quotes touch on.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I remember the people I knew in prison; I was very fortunate to know them - they came from 1910, 1920, 1930.
- Gang
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
The employer is not going to choose the gang member who's just been released from prison: they're going to choose the person with the skills.
- Others
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Language controls how you are perceived by others, and in that sense, it is a prison.
- Life
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I've spent most of my life in prison. I was a prisoner of my fear and my low self-esteem.
- Man
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
- White
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
If you desecrate a white grave, you wind up sitting in prison. But desecrate an Indian grave, and you get a Ph.D.
- Paid
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I went to prison, I paid my bill.
- History
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Chopper Read attended a writing school I gave for inmates at Risdon Prison in Hobart many years ago. Even if I hadn't known about his hacked-off ears and his criminal history, I'd have found him powerful and compelling.
- American Citizen
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
As long as my record stands in federal court, any American citizen can be held in prison or concentration camps without a trial or a hearing.
- American Citizen
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I still remember, 40 years ago, when I was shackled and put in prison... Being an American citizen didn't mean a thing.
- Enemy
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I lost everything when they put us in prison. I was an enemy alien, a man without a country.
- Phone
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm still friendly with Dean. He still calls me on the phone from time to time. John Dean was fired and later ended up spending some time in prison for his role in Watergate.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I went down to the prison in Menard, thinking we were the vanguard, but down there, I got down on my knees and listened and learned from the people.
- Just Because
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I did almost a year in prison, a year in prison, just because my name is Foxy Brown.
- Barbed Wire
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I devoted my career to building an affinity with my fans who have supported me unflinchingly and no barbed wire fence or prison wall will stop that.
Playing a tough, formidable character can be a stretch for someone who says they're really not tough at all off camera. Landing a life-changing role sometimes happens faster than anyone expects. Explore more in our Go, Life, and Like quotes.