Books Quote by Reggie Lee Download Open image “When I was growing up in the Philippines, the story that was read to me most was Pinocchio.” — Reggie Lee ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Growing Growing up Me Most Philippines Read Story Up
Of course, I remember the Disney 'Pinocchio.' I was a little kid then... It was very instructive. Little boys who don't behave wind up… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
My maternal granddad, Leonard, was full of amazing stories. He was an orphan, with 11 or 12 brothers and sisters, and he used to… — Jamie Cullum Copy Share Image
The most fascinating thing for me is that 'Peter Pan' is a fairy tale, but now, this Filipino kid is a part of the… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I got a big Filipino family. That's what I love about being Pinoy: we all gotta surround ourselves with family; we all gotta laugh… — Jo Koy Copy Share Image
'Pinocchio's Revenge' was pretty bad. I was basically a stunt double for a doll. — Verne Troyer Copy Share Image
I was just fascinated with how everyone else in the world lived, and I was interested in telling their story. — Michelle Monaghan Copy Share Image
In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans Christian Andersen, and the Grimm fairy tales, all the… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
I've always been into having stories told to me. I was a voracious reader, my father was also a teller of tales; and the… — Damon Lindelof Copy Share Image
There was a place in childhood that I remember well, And there a voice of sweetest tone bright fairy tales did tell. — Samuel Lover Copy Share Image
How often, really, do you get a Filipino story line in a show? Not very often. I can't think of any. — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
I always tell Asian actors, especially Filipinos wanting to break into Hollywood, to study, study and study and show their best. I haven't stopped… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
More than anything, it's [yoga] really led to a solid belief in two fundamental things: that we have everything we will ever need, and… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
The announcement that I was going to be an actor was made when was I was 10 years old. And that didn't go down… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
How often, really, do you get a Filipino story line in a show? Not very often. I can't think of any. — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
The other day, a doughnut shop in Portland called Pip's Originals tweeted me telling me that they named a doughnut after me called the… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
Most of my background is Filipino and partly Chinese, but mostly Filipino. — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
I took the 'Lee' from my grandparents, who took care of me during the day while my mom was away working. — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
I have the biggest sweet tooth, and just recently a doughnut shop in Portland called Pip's Original introduced a doughnut inspired by me called… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
My parents have mellowed quite a bit, but, growing up, there was a sense that the only real professions were doctor, engineer, lawyer. Those… — Reggie Lee Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image