"I read the script, and I knew it……" — Gregory Hines
"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 - I have to try to make roles happen for me that aren't written black."
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15 Quotes by Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines has 15 quotes on this site.
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My character had been in the chair for seven years. He had gone through his anger, depression, drug and alcohol…
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Once I got to be about twenty-five, I got interested in the music of the time. I started smokin' dope,…
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The best entertainment speaks to the human condition in an honest way.
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I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk…
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I wanted to make a movie, because the whole life of the movies appealed to me. You work hard for…
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They told me that the hotels had maybe two rooms set up for people with disabilities, but if they got…
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I never wanted to be a star, I just wanted to get work.
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I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives - should take time out…
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You know the first time I sat in the chair I felt anything but up, it was very emotional for…
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My father has always been my hero.
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It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it in a more physical way,…
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It would be like the films I've seen where wardens would decide to be in a jail cell for a…
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