olivia_sutton | Misc Real Person Quotes (Reply)

g0shawk recently posted some *Psych* quotes to her website, and I've collected TV and Movie quotes for ages, so I thought after her example, what the heck I'd post some too. I always figured that if I had my own webpage, I'd have a quotes section. My collections are pretty long, so I'll break it up into groups and I might even post over a series of days, we'll see how it goes.

This first set of quotes is from real people, e.g. from tv interviews, newspaper/magazine articles, etc, but not something scripted like in a TV show or film. I've given the source for each quote, and other than the MSNBC DW one, they are all quotes I heard myself, thought was funny or insight or something, and transcribed myself. Enjoy! (And feel free to post quotes as comments in return. The only thing I ask is that the quote is properly atributed, such as to the actual magazine/newspaper/on-line news source, etc, and that it's verified - e.g. not something you "remember" but something where you've actually checked the original source and written/transcribed the exact words verbatium. Thanks!)

Here we go!

Notable Quotables from Various Sources (Real People Quotes)

"Of all the arts, movies are the most powerful aid to empathy, and good ones make us into better people." --Roger Ebert, introduction to The Great Movies, New York: Broadway Books 2002.

"I possess three passports... and an artistic license!" --Mike Myers, on Inside the Actor's Studio

"Canada has become one of the world's priniciple resources for humor, How do you explain it?"--James Lipton, to Mike Myers

"It's an odd thing being Canadian, it really is. It's...kinda... You're not English, you're not French, you're not American, and you're not the country that your parents came from. Nor are you Native. It's a very subtle flavour. It's kinda' like celery. Do you know what I mean? If Mexico is salsa, Canada is celery. I mean, when's the last time you went out for a Canadian food?"--Mike Myers, Inside the Actors Studio

"Lets eat Canadian tonight?" --James Lipton responding back to Mike Myers, Inside the Actors Studio

"But that's not me, that's Will Farrell doing me. ... I don't have an English accent. He does. For some mysterious reason... I'm from Michigan for Christ's sake, you and I talk just alike." --James Lipton to Mike Myers (re: Will Farrell's characterisation of Lipton on Saturday Night Live), Inside the Actors Studio

"[Remember] It's Disney! The mouse doesn't have genitals." Robin Williams to James Lipton, Inside the Actors Studio (Williams was commenting on the reactions he got from his bosses, when he "went blue" while voicing the Genie for Disney's Aladdin)

"The law is a very conservative profession, so only something as ridiculous as being asked if I'd like to do a television show could have made me leave." --Bob Mortimer, Radio Times Interview, Feb. 2004

"I just came back from California, that's abroad." --Vic Reeves, interview, "This Morning" (UK TV)

"Well, I can understand that, the whole TV ratings thing, because if I had my choice of a wedding or watching 'Dr. Who,' I'd watch 'Dr. Who' every time." -- Keith Olbermann, MSNBC reporter, commenting on another reporter's comment that the new Doctor Who series had better ratings than the Charles-Camilla Royal Wedding. (from Outpost: Gallifrey News page)

Enjoy and happy quoting!
--Olivia