Fear is a terrible thing. It makes you do awful things.
KIRK DOUGLASThe 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.
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Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.
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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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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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I guess I was a bad boy… Yes, yes, I’ve had lots of women in my life.
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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.
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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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When you become a star, you don’t change – everyone else does.
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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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Life is like a B-picture script.
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If I have to speak in public, I am terrified.
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