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# Jay Robinson

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Jay Robinson was an American actor specializing in character roles. He achieved his greatest fame playing Emperor Caligula in the film The Robe (1953) and its sequel Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954), and years later portraying the boss of the character played by Warren Beatty in Shampoo (1975).

##  Quotes by Jay Robinson

> [I don't choose to be a common man. I want to be better tomorrow than today. And through a commitment to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-robinson/i-don-t-choose-to-be-a-common-man-i-want-to-be-better-tomorrow-than/)

Jay Robinson

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/jay-robinson-66384_average_i-don-t-choose-to-be-a-common-man-i-want_1436407.jpg)

> [Through wrestling, through the hard work and the sweat, through the victories and the defeats, we learn a great deal about ourselves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-robinson/through-wrestling-through-the-hard-work-and-the-sweat-through-the/)

Jay Robinson

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/jay-robinson-66384_deals_through-wrestling-through-the-hard-work_1541283.jpg)

> [Take a strong wrestler, get them tired, and they aren't as strong. Take a quick wrestler, get them tired, and they aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-robinson/take-a-strong-wrestler-get-them-tired-and-they-aren-t-as-strong-take/)

Jay Robinson

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/jay-robinson-66384_getting-tired_take-a-strong-wrestler-get-them-tired-an_1750910.jpg)

> [If you can refine your skills and eliminate your mistakes, you will start winning. That's the price you must pay to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-robinson/if-you-can-refine-your-skills-and-eliminate-your-mistakes-you-will/)

Jay Robinson

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/jay-robinson-66384_aspect_if-you-can-refine-your-skills-and-elimin_2491386.jpg)

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