Tarzan Quotes

44 quotes by 33 authors

I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just interested in everything… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
I was once asked to do my Tarzan yell at Bergdorf Goodman, and a guard burst in with a gun! Now I only do it… — Carol Burnett
What good is it to look like Tarzan and play like Jane? — John Welborn
Tarzan is direct; he doesn't ask Jane if they might have a meaningful relationship or if they can get together for lunch sometime. — Richard Kahn, Baron Kahn
Swimming gave me my start, but my pal Tarzan did the real work. He set me up nicely. — Johnny Weissmuller
In Tarzan I only had to worry about the bees — Casper Van Dien
As for action movies, I did Tarzan, and I'm also about to shoot Meltdown, which John Carpenter wrote — Casper Van Dien
People in the United States still have a 'Tarzan' movie view of Africa. That's because in the movies all you see are jungles and animals… — Miriam Makeba
For the black man to come out superior would be against America's teachings. I have been so great in boxing they had to create an… — Muhammad Ali
When Tarzan killed he more often smiled than scowled, and smiles are the foundation of beauty. — Edgar Rice Burroughs
It's nice to be immortal. Film has given us immortality. Now my children are going to appreciate Tarzan. — Maureen O'Sullivan
Cheetah bit me whenever he could. The [Tarzan movie] apes were all homosexuals, eager to wrap their paws around Johnny Weismuller's thighs. They were jealous… — Maureen O'Sullivan
The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was… — Johnny Weissmuller
I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my… — Esther Williams
How can a guy climb trees, say 'Me, Tarzan, you, Jane,' and make a million? The public forgives my acting because they know I was… — Johnny Weissmuller
I'm playing like Tarzan-and scoring like Jane. — Chi Chi Rodriguez
I watched a lot of Douglas Fairbanks movies. He always played the same role with a mustache. Zorro had a mustache. The Musketeer had a… — Jean Dujardin
One of the best animated films I've seen come out of Disney was the Tarzan movie. I wasn't crazy about the story or the design… — Ralph Bakshi
Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard — George Carlin
My family and our neighbors and friends thought of Africa and its Africans as extensions of the stereotyped characters that we saw in movies and… — Henry Louis Gates

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