"In those days, boxing was very glamorous and……" — Joseph Barbera
"In those days, boxing was very glamorous and romantic. You listened to fights on the radio, and a good announcer made it seem like a contest between gladiators."
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39 Quotes by Joseph Barbera
Joseph Barbera has 39 quotes on this site.
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Despite the rejection, and in violation of all the rules, I came back year after year.
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Faced with the choice of enduring a bad toothache or going to the dentist, we generally tried to ride out…
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I don't know anyone who enjoys going to the hospital. To help remedy this, I got an idea to create…
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High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when…
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That's what keeps me going: dreaming, inventing, then hoping and dreaming some more in order to keep dreaming.
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Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years.
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I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car…
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Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I…
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Creating fantasy is a very personal thing, but you can't take the process too personally.
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What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a…
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I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered…
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What the real world of 1941 needed most was the release and relief provided by laughter.
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If the announcer can produce the impression that he is a gentleman, he may pronounce as he pleases.
— George Bernard Shaw
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The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.
— Larry Bird
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He has the vocal modulation of a railway-station announcer, the expressive power of a fence-post and the charisma of a…
— Unknown Author
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Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday…
— John Turturro
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I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and yet, by virtue of this…
— Christopher Meloni
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I wanted to be a radio announcer.
— Dick Van Dyke
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I have to leave the games now if the announcer says something I don't agree with. I'm thinking, 'Peyton, it…
— Peyton Manning
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I don't want to brag, but I do more homework on the course than any other announcer. I chart the…
— Johnny Miller
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An announcer is only as good as yesterday's performance.
— Curt Gowdy
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In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens.
— Ernie Harwell
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I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started…
— Dick Van Dyke
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Everybody in the minor leagues - if you're a player, an announcer, whatever - wants to be in the big…
— Ernie Harwell
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