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title: "1 Idiot Box Quotes By Cree Summer"
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> [I was never plunked in front of an idiot box because my parents had other things to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-was-never-plunked-in-front-of-an-idiot-box-because-my-parents-had/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/cree-summer-16405_front_i-was-never-plunked-in-front-of-an-idiot_3148726.jpg)

## More by Cree Summer

> [Being in the body of an African-American woman, I prefer animation. I get to be everybody. I don't have to always be the white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/being-in-the-body-of-an-african-american-woman-i-prefer-animation-i/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [The Indians are a civilization wrought with culture and a beautiful, deep spirituality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/the-indians-are-a-civilization-wrought-with-culture-and-a-beautiful/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [When I'm working with strangers, I can get a little timid or scared. With friends, I'm willing to' try anything, because there's a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/when-i-m-working-with-strangers-i-can-get-a-little-timid-or-scared/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I grew up in a house made out of mud.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-grew-up-in-a-house-made-out-of-mud/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I slept in closets and on floors for a long time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-slept-in-closets-and-on-floors-for-a-long-time/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [It it weren't for HBCUs, 'A Different World' wouldn't exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/it-it-weren-t-for-hbcus-a-different-world-wouldn-t-exist/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I wanted to be in a rock band. That's all I ever wanted to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-wanted-to-be-in-a-rock-band-that-s-all-i-ever-wanted-to-do/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I was reading 'The Prophet' on my own when I was 10 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-was-reading-the-prophet-on-my-own-when-i-was-10-years-old/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I like to look at the skyline and the moon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-like-to-look-at-the-skyline-and-the-moon/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I'm appreciating the little bitty things that make me happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-m-appreciating-the-little-bitty-things-that-make-me-happy/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I was raised on an Indian reservation, and I didn't see a television set till I was 10, so it's not a part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-was-raised-on-an-indian-reservation-and-i-didn-t-see-a-television/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I want to continue acting as long as I feel right about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-want-to-continue-acting-as-long-as-i-feel-right-about-it/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [I'm just inspired by music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/i-m-just-inspired-by-music/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [My father said, 'Let's raise our child in a paradise instead of a parking lot,' and that's what they did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/my-father-said-let-s-raise-our-child-in-a-paradise-instead-of-a/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

> [People say to me, 'Ooh, L.A. is so plastic.' Sure, it's mountains to the right, oceans to the left and pretense in the middle,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cree-summer/people-say-to-me-ooh-l-a-is-so-plastic-sure-it-s-mountains-to-the/)

[Cree Summer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cree-summer/)

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