The biggest lie is the lie we tell ourselves in the distorted visions we have of ourselves, blocking out some sections, enhancing others. What remains are not the cold facts of life, but how we perceive them. That’s really who we are.
KIRK DOUGLASKnow what a loner is? He’s a born cripple. He’s a cripple because the only person he can live with is himself. It’s his life, the way he wants to live. It’s all for him.
More Kirk Douglas Quotes
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I guess I was a bad boy… Yes, yes, I’ve had lots of women in my life.
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I felt [It Runs in the Family] it was a picture that, after I’m gone, my family would like to see it. It was a wonderful mixture of people in my family.
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Acting is a youthful profession.
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I never wanted to be in movies. In a sense, I’m still a failure because I wanted to be a star on the stage.
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Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things.
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If I have to speak in public, I am terrified.
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Know what a loner is? He’s a born cripple. He’s a cripple because the only person he can live with is himself. It’s his life, the way he wants to live. It’s all for him.
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When you become a star, you don’t change – everyone else does.
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Life is like a B-picture script.
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Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that’s what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody.
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Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.
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