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> [ I've had few dull moments \[in my life\] and not too many sad and defeated ones. In saying this I am by no means overlooking the rough and rocky years I've lived through. But I was not brought up thinking… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/i-ve-had-few-dull-moments-in-my-life-and-not-too-many-sad-and/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

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## More by Buster Keaton

> [Like everyone else, I like to be with a happy crowd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/like-everyone-else-i-like-to-be-with-a-happy-crowd/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [A comedian does funny things. A good comedian does things funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/a-comedian-does-funny-things-a-good-comedian-does-things-funny/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [I don't act, anyway. The stuff is all injected as we go along. My pictures are made without script or written directions of any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/i-don-t-act-anyway-the-stuff-is-all-injected-as-we-go-along-my/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [If one more person tells me this is just like old times, I swear I'll jump out the window.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/if-one-more-person-tells-me-this-is-just-like-old-times-i-swear-i-ll/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [All my life I have been happiest when the folks watching me said to each other, 'Look at the poor dope, wilya?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/all-my-life-i-have-been-happiest-when-the-folks-watching-me-said-to/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [And if there is sweeter music this side of heaven I haven't heard it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/and-if-there-is-sweeter-music-this-side-of-heaven-i-haven-t-heard-it/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [The funny thing about our act is that dad gets the worst of it, although I'm the one who apparently receives the bruises .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/the-funny-thing-about-our-act-is-that-dad-gets-the-worst-of-it/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [No man can be a genius in slapshoes and a flat hat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/no-man-can-be-a-genius-in-slapshoes-and-a-flat-hat/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [I was mad at the time, or I would never have done the thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/i-was-mad-at-the-time-or-i-would-never-have-done-the-thing/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [Charlie Chaplin and I would have a friendly contest: Who could do the feature film with the least subtitles?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/charlie-chaplin-and-i-would-have-a-friendly-contest-who-could-do-the/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [Is Hollywood the cruelest city in the world? Well, it can be. New York can be that, too. You can be a Broadway star…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/is-hollywood-the-cruelest-city-in-the-world-well-it-can-be-new-york/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [ I've had few dull moments \[in my life\] and not too many sad and defeated ones. In saying this I am by no means… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/i-ve-had-few-dull-moments-in-my-life-and-not-too-many-sad-and/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [I gotta do some sad scenes. Why, I never tried to make anybody cry in my life! And I go 'round all the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/i-gotta-do-some-sad-scenes-why-i-never-tried-to-make-anybody-cry-in/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [I don't feel qualified to talk about my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/i-don-t-feel-qualified-to-talk-about-my-work/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

> [“I was standing on the deck looking down at a gang of stevedores working on the dock thirty feet below. One of them recognized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-keaton/i-was-standing-on-the-deck-looking-down-at-a-gang-of-stevedores/)

[Buster Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-keaton/)

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