Rip Torn Quotes

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• Don't ever humiliate a man. If you're gonna have to dress him out, you take him aside and do it that way. That's the one…
• If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.
• Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway because it’s sterile and I like the taste.
• Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.
• I've got two old Volvos, two old Subarus, and an old Ford Ranger. If you've got an old car, you've gotta have at least several…
• I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man.
• I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.
• I honor religion except when it gets into shedding blood.
• You can never turn your back on the ocean.
• Never think you're better than anyone else, but don't let anyone treat you like you're worse than they are.
• If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way…
• Let the other guys do the crybaby stuff. Go for the laughs.
• Garry Shandling always said to me,Dont get mad, get funny. It changed my life.
• Anything new is always considered the devil's tool.
• Everybody says, 'You impress me as a guy who never wanted to be a movie star.' I say, 'Everybody in the world wants to be…
• I've never hit anybody who hasn't clocked me two or three times.
• If I could just get a piece of lemon, it'd be great.
• There's always some kind of blacklist throughout history. But the difference is, in America they usually let you live.
• When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'

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