Good Quotes

Good acting comes from finding the essence of a character.

It sure made me feel good to be here today, and have so many people say so many kind things.

A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.

I think most folks are good folks.

And so they pitched the show to me. It sounded like a good idea. We pitched the show back, and got it sold and got it on the air. And that's kicking the tail.

I thought it was pretty good to be mentioned in a big paper, so I decided to keep the nickname.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

The one thing I need to leave behind is good memories.

If I put the script down more than once, there's a good chance that I probably don't want to play the part.

Well, the bottom line is that I'm extremely pleased with 'The Stupids.' I'm pleased that it's coming out, and it should look good. It's nice looking, with the colors and stuff. I made it for kids, and I really would like them to see it.

After 'The Blues Brothers,' I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry.

Marketing is what you do when your product is no good.

A national evil requires a national remedy; let not this any longer be delayed: let your minds expand, free from every narrow principle, and let the public good become the sole object of your united Christian efforts.

I feel that I am a good actor.

Heartbreak is good fuel for country songs. And cheating.

I think in some ways it's good to have at least one thing for which you could be really immortal, you know?

It is better to look good than to feel good.

All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can do herself. I very seldom go to the hairdresser, but when I do, I just marvel.

I'm really good at solitaire and I can turn my arms in full circles.

Democracy, good governance and modernity cannot be imported or imposed from outside a country.

Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better.

It's easy to set a story anywhere if you get a good guidebook and get some basic street names, and some descriptions, but, for me, yes, I am indebted to my travels to India for several of the stories.

If I stop to think about fans, or best-selling, or not best-selling, or good reviews, or not-good reviews, it just becomes too much. It's like staring at the mirror all day.

It's nice to go to small places where we had a lot of fans. They followed our career and it's kind of a way to say thank you to them and do it for a good cause.

Honestly, I was a good kid but I figured out pretty early that I had a gift for making people laugh. I wanted to entertain and when that happens you tend to get yourself in trouble in class.

I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to play white.

I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good.