Gregory Hines Quotes

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• My character had been in the chair for seven years. He had gone through his anger, depression, drug and alcohol abuse. He had gone through…
• Once I got to be about twenty-five, I got interested in the music of the time. I started smokin' dope, I started drinking, I started…
• I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against -…
• The best entertainment speaks to the human condition in an honest way.
• I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance.
• I wanted to make a movie, because the whole life of the movies appealed to me. You work hard for three or four months, then…
• They told me that the hotels had maybe two rooms set up for people with disabilities, but if they got there too late, and didn't…
• I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work.
• I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives - should take time out and think about what they've…
• You know the first time I sat in the chair I felt anything but up, it was very emotional for me. I had a chair…
• My father has always been my hero.
• It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it in a more physical way, having to act in a…
• It would be like the films I've seen where wardens would decide to be in a jail cell for a week, to get a sense…
• I can remember feeling very angry, and saying no! I can do it myself! From that point of view it was very emotional for me…
• They were very generous with me. Everybody was willing to talk about their particular accident, what they had to deal with and how they got…

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