- Modern
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- Nov 07, 2020
Time Quotes
Quotes marking moments across time.
This page brings together quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family. It pairs well with Family Quotes for related reflections.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every actor has to make terrible films from time to time, but the trick is never to be terrible in them.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew Vincent Price from films - he was a big movie star - but the first time I met him was when we filmed 'The Oblong Box.'
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was attached to the SAS from time to time, but we are forbidden - former, present, or future - to discuss any specific operations.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Cuckoo's Nest' was my first film, and I had wanted to do film for some time, but somehow I had not clicked. I would go in for interviews or readings, and I never had the sense that I was anywhere near what they were looking for.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Time travel is a fantasy we all have. The 'Back to the Future' series really exploits that wish.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doc Brown had a feverous imagination. He was constantly coming up with new ways and solutions to various issues, and time travel was one of them. I was just very inspired by being able to portray somebody of that sort. He's a man of tremendous energy and excitement about discovery.
- Preparation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The time and preparation before a play is something I really value, and it's something I learned in New York.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm persistent. In the early '60s, when I first started making the rounds in New York for theater work, I became more and more enraged every time I had an interview or audition that went nowhere, and became more determined. I haven't lost that.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
Over the years, I have attended comic book conventions and met people that are die-hard fans; they'll come up and say, 'Clue' is my favorite movie of all time.' It has definitely resonated in some way with people and just continued to build up over the years considerably.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't want to know what time it is. I don't want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
My generation has a hard time being genuine and enthusiastic. There's a lot of irony in our culture.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been working pretty much 12-16 hours a day, six or seven days a week since May of 2003, and every time I see a photo of myself, I realize that there is never a time when I don't look exhausted.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't watch a lot of TV. I just don't have a whole lot of time, and my life is so disorganized, I don't have any kind of consistent schedule. Usually, I pop in a DVD or flip around when I get home at 4 in the morning and try to fall asleep.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will say, there's not an episode in existence where whatever didn't come out the way I wanted it to or is an actual mistake that won't nag at me until the end of the time.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020