Leading Quotes
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory
Jean de La Fontaine
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To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil`s soul. To Miss Mackay it is a putting in of something that is not there, and that is not what I call education. I call it intrusion.
Muriel Spark
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The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.
Andy Gates
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If commerce is the engine of our economy, then advertising is the spark. Responsible advertisers are the drivers who keep us on the right track, leading to a richer, more benevolent society.
Brian Philcox
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smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.
Fletcher Knebel
Subject: Smoking QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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Being a leading man on a film set under the direction of somebody like Dickie Attenborough [Richard Attenborough, director of Gandhi (1982)] is very empowering, and you have to be extremely careful how you use that power.
Ben Kingsley
Keywords: 1982 :: and :: attenborough :: be :: being :: careful :: dickie :: direction :: director :: empowering :: extremely :: film :: gandhi :: have :: how :: is :: leading :: like :: man :: of :: on :: power :: richard :: set :: somebody :: that :: the :: to :: under :: use :: very :: youSource: imdb.com
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[on Charles Boyer] Charles Boyer remains my favorite leading man. I found him a man of intellect, taste and discernment. He was unselfish, dedicated to his work. Above all, he cared about the quality of the film he was making, and unlike most leading men ...
Joan Fontaine
Keywords: about :: above :: all :: and :: boyer :: cared :: charles :: dedicated :: discernment :: favorite :: film :: found :: have :: he :: him :: his :: intellect :: leading :: making :: man :: men :: most :: my :: of :: on :: quality :: remains :: taste :: the :: to :: unlike :: unselfish :: was :: wo :: workSource: imdb.com
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[on Charles Boyer] Charles Boyer remains my favorite leading man. I found him a man of intellect, taste and discernment. He was unselfish, dedicated to his work. Above all, he cared about the quality of the film he was making, and unlike most leading men ...
Joan Fontaine
Keywords: about :: above :: all :: and :: boyer :: cared :: charles :: dedicated :: discernment :: favorite :: film :: found :: have :: he :: him :: his :: intellect :: leading :: making :: man :: men :: most :: my :: of :: on :: quality :: remains :: taste :: the :: to :: unlike :: unselfish :: was :: wo :: workSource: imdb.com
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I think that leading man status opens up a number of doors for you and allows you the opportunity to do a number of different kinds of roles, so I don`t see myself leaving behind character work just because I can headline movies. But it`s certainly more i...
Thomas Jane
Keywords: allows :: and :: because :: behind :: but :: can :: certainly :: character :: different :: do :: don :: doors :: for :: headline :: int :: it :: just :: kinds :: leading :: leaving :: man :: more :: movies :: myself :: number :: of :: opens :: opportunity :: roles :: see :: so :: status :: that :: the :: think :: to :: up :: work :: youSource: imdb.com
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Until I came along all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next door.
Gary Cooper
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[Eva Marie Saint on Hitchcock] "He said, `I don`t want you going back to sink-to-sink movies. You do movies where you wash the dishes looking drab in an apron. The audience wants to see their leading ladies dressed up.` He saw me as others didn`t."
Alfred Hitchcock
Keywords: an :: apron :: as :: audience :: back :: didn :: dishes :: do :: don :: drab :: dressed :: eva :: going :: he :: hitchcock :: in :: ladies :: leading :: looking :: marie :: me :: movies :: on :: others :: said :: saint :: saw :: see :: sink :: the :: their :: to :: up :: want :: wants :: wash :: where :: youSource: imdb.com
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When I was in high school I wanted to be a leading man guy, like Howard Keel. But then God saw fit to take the hair off my head at age 24.
Peter Boyle
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(On his reputation as "character actor" rather than leading man): I think there`s something about me...that people can relate to. And, you know, beauty can be its own prison.
John C. Reilly
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I don`t think anyone saw me as the heroic leading man before I won an Oscar. I`m not sure anyone does now, outside of Peter Jackson.
Adrien Brody
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Well, I`ve always been a character actor. I`ve never been a leading man. It gave me an opportunity not to have to take my clothes off all the time.
Alan Arkin
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Al, over the years we`ve taken roles from one another. People have tried to compare us to one another, to pit us against each one another and to tear us apart personally. I`ve never seen the comparison frankly. I`m clearly much taller, more the leading-ma...
Robert De Niro
Keywords: against :: al :: and :: another :: apart :: clearly :: compare :: comparison :: each :: frankly :: from :: have :: leading :: man :: more :: much :: never :: one :: over :: people :: personally :: pit :: roles :: seen :: taken :: taller :: tear :: the :: to :: tried :: type :: us :: ve :: we :: yearsSource: imdb.com
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[On the upcoming roles he is picking]: I`m finally choosing a role for the right reason. It`s not about the location ("Jamaica? I`ll take it!") or the leading lady. It`s about the words. I know I`ll never be No. 1 again, but I`ll be a working actor. And t...
Burt Reynolds
Keywords: about :: actor :: again :: and :: be :: but :: choosing :: finally :: for :: he :: is :: it :: jamaica :: know :: lady :: leading :: ll :: location :: never :: no :: not :: on :: or :: picking :: reason :: right :: role :: roles :: take :: the :: this :: time :: upcoming :: words :: workingSource: imdb.com
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[On Bette Midler] I loved working with Bette. I rarely get to have a good leading lady and Bette and Marsha Mason are the best. I`d work with them again anytime.
Richard Dreyfuss
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[2005 Academy Awards acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Ray (2004/I)] I guess we got to do it again. "Oh, ah!" Yeah, you`re ready. That`s for Ray Charles. Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy. And thank you, Ray Charles,...
Jamie Foxx
Keywords: 2004 :: 2005 :: academy :: acceptance :: actor :: again :: ah :: and :: awards :: beautiful :: best :: charles :: do :: for :: give :: got :: guess :: his :: in :: it :: leading :: legacy :: living :: oh :: ray :: re :: ready :: role :: speech :: thank :: that :: to :: up :: we :: yeah :: youSource: imdb.com
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In Hollywood if you`re good looking, tall, have okay teeth and nice skin, the odds of being successful are great. If you`re short and fat, it`s a different story. But as long as you look like a leading man type, half your job is done already.
John Corbett
Keywords: already :: and :: are :: as :: being :: but :: different :: done :: fat :: good :: great :: half :: have :: hollywood :: if :: in :: is :: it :: job :: leading :: like :: long :: look :: looking :: man :: nice :: odds :: of :: okay :: re :: short :: skin :: story :: successful :: tall :: teeth :: the :: type :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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The industry has changed somewhat over the years. I think the opportunity of being who you are is a little easier. You don`t have to fit into the mold of the beautiful sexpot or the beautiful leading lady. Your essence of your personality is more of a key...
Dawn Wells
Keywords: are :: beautiful :: being :: changed :: don :: easier :: essence :: fit :: has :: have :: industry :: into :: is :: key :: lady :: leading :: little :: mold :: more :: of :: opportunity :: or :: over :: personality :: sexpot :: somewhat :: the :: think :: to :: who :: years :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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The band have been rehearsing for the last five weeks, the dancers for the just over three weeks, and me whenever I could, so I`m the last bit! It has been pretty intense. I`m trying to look really calm but it has been an intense few weeks leading up to t...
Kylie Minogue
Keywords: an :: and :: band :: been :: bit :: but :: calm :: could :: dancers :: few :: five :: for :: has :: have :: intense :: it :: just :: last :: leading :: look :: me :: over :: pretty :: really :: rehearsing :: so :: the :: three :: to :: today :: trying :: up :: weeks :: wheneverSource: imdb.com
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I kept the same suit for six years - and the same dialog. We just changed the title of the picture and the leading lady.
Robert Mitchum
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When they asked me to be Edna Turnblad I said, `Gee, 32 years as a leading man… why me? What makes you think I`d be the perfect woman?`
John Travolta
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I am a character actress, well, let`s say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.
Imelda Staunton
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[On playing hero Jack Driscoll in Peter Jackson`s _King Kong_] "I`ve always wanted to do something like King Kong. It`s a phenomenal role that any actor would kill for. I`ve been looking for this kind of iconic leading man guy for years, but they are hard...
Adrien Brody
Keywords: actor :: always :: any :: are :: been :: but :: do :: driscoll :: find :: for :: guy :: hard :: hero :: iconic :: in :: it :: jack :: jackson :: kill :: kind :: king :: kong :: leading :: like :: looking :: man :: of :: on :: peter :: phenomenal :: playing :: role :: something :: that :: they :: this :: to :: ve :: wanted :: would :: yearsSource: imdb.com
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All day long you`re really leading up to the evening`s performance. To time everything correctly, you have to take care of yourself-which is a very difficult thing to do, because it`s highly emotional
Vivien Leigh
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I`m not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be.
Tim Curry
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I appeared with many leading men. But working with Cary Grant was different from working with other actors - he was much more fun! I think we were a successful team because we enjoyed working together tremendously, and that pleasure must have shown throug...
Irene Dunne
Keywords: actors :: and :: appeared :: because :: but :: cary :: different :: enjoyed :: from :: fun :: grant :: have :: he :: leading :: many :: men :: more :: much :: must :: ont :: other :: pleasure :: shown :: successful :: team :: that :: think :: through :: together :: tremendously :: was :: we :: were :: with :: workingSource: imdb.com
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It`s usually character stuff that I`m offered unless they want a real offbeat leading role. Most of the time, I`m everybody`s best friend. Or their annoying friend. It`s like the story of my life. I will never get to play the Cinderella roles.
Yeardley Smith
Keywords: annoying :: best :: character :: cinderella :: everybody :: friend :: get :: it :: leading :: life :: like :: most :: my :: never :: of :: offbeat :: offered :: or :: play :: real :: role :: roles :: story :: stuff :: that :: the :: their :: they :: time :: to :: unless :: usually :: want :: willSource: imdb.com
