American Quotes

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.

I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying to make everybody like you. But you can't do that. You can't force everybody - anybody to like you if they're just not willing to do it.

I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model.

I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.

I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some point, have, you know, 1.5 children, and be a principal possibly one day. But I think that that was kind of my problem. I allowed myself to plan out my life and didn't let provident direction guide my life.

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn't like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything.

I did get a degree in special education.

I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.

I auditioned just for fun.

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and allow that to happen, I became a lot more successful than I could have done if I had planned it all myself.

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.

In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people.

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.

Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

You don't have to be worried about labeling me.

We talk about Hollywood being pro-labor, yet about 70% of our industry has been farmed out to Canada, meaning we are losing jobs like crazy. Where's organized labor asking how we can allow such a thing to happen?

There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It's not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.

The choreographer for the Milton Berle show wanted me to audition. I walked away from that.

People have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it is, when they look at me it's not about my intelligence. It's who can I beat up.

People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now... I love it.

My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer.

My father was never around. It was almost as if he didn't exist. I would tell my friends he was in Cleveland, on business. Sometimes, every six months or so, he would come by for dinner.

My father was a good man, but he was a con man. He was a wanderer, nomadic.

My father never saw me play ball, and I was an outstanding ballplayer. I missed all that adoration.

My entire family were Democrats all our lives. But because how furious I was about the previous administration, I turned in my card to become a Republican. I did not want to be known as a Democrat under that person's regime.

Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it is, when they look at me it's not about my intelligence. It's who can I beat up.