Desi Arnaz quotes
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“Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any.”
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“An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.”
-- Desi ArnazSource : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
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“I don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star.”
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“Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts.”
-- Desi ArnazSource : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
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“Since I was very young I have always worked hard at whatever I have had to do.”
-- Desi ArnazSource : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
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“The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.”
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“The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15.”
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“Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.”
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“One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes.”
-- Desi ArnazSource : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
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“Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.”
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“An audience is so important. I would never have had the guts to dub in that big a laugh.”
-- Desi ArnazSource : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
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“Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived.”
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“A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.”
-- Desi ArnazSource : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
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“Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.”
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“American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.”
-- Desi ArnazSource : Source: collider.com
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“My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America.”
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“I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.”
-- Desi ArnazSource : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
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“The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange.”
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