R. J. Reynolds Quotes

I gave it all that I had, and it's gratifying that others seem to be receiving it so well.

Singin' in the Rain (1952) and childbirth were the two hardest things I ever had to do in my life.

The only way you learn is by failure.

I don't expect success. I prepare for it.

I think you should control yourself a little bit, so you can walk, and when you die, you can walk to your own funeral.

Anything worthwhile is hard, and dancing is very hard, and if you've ever studied dancing of any kind you'd know that to be in precision, three people dancing together.

I do twenty minutes every time the refrigerator door opens and the light comes on.

I'll just stay in [show business] till they stuff me like Trigger, when I drop dead.

Are you stalking me? Because that would be super.

I dragged my wife from our honeymoon in Africa and landed her in Ontario, Canada, when it was -40 degrees.

Laughing can serve you in dark moments and even help you crawl your way back out.

Everyone thinks their baby is a genius. People find it delightfully refreshing when I tell them, My baby? Totally average. Like, 100 percent average.

I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity.

If you're a dancer, study singing. You have to do everything and do it well. You have to study acting. You have to study all of it. You have to find workshops, get out on the stage...and fail.

I think one of my favourite films is 'Dark Victory' with Bette Davis. Why? She was so wonderful in that film. And maybe I just want a good cry once in a while without having to go through a divorce.

I just love bikes. It's not the safest passion to have, but I guess it's better than Russian roulette.

You have to keep practicing, if you're really going to be good.

Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done.

Do I run around deploring the world? No. I'm just not into it. I was brought up that way.

That's what a writer does; they make things up and that makes for good reading.

When an actor marries an actress they both fight for the mirror.

As you train and as you develop your talents, you do get better, hopefully, or you get out of the business.

There are so few surprises left in life. We've gotten so addicted to knowing. It's the Google generation. We want the answer to everything right now!

The scientists split the atom; now the atom is splitting us.

Serendipity is putting a quarter in the gumball machine and having three pieces come rattling out instead of one-all red.

Money doesn't buy happiness. It buys great hookers - but not happiness.

I stopped making movies because I don't like taking my clothes off. Maybe it's realism, but in my opinion, it's utter filth.

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.

If it weren’t so off-putting for my co-workers. I’d wear my flannel, one-piece 'Hannah Montana' pajamas, like, all the time!

Love is something, if you give it away, you end up having more.

All you really have in the end are your stories.

I like my coffee with cream and my literature with optimism.

Your truth may not look like mine, but that is not what matters. What matters is this: You can look at a scar and see hurt, or you can look at a scar and see healing.

Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit.

They represent tomorrow's cigarette business. . . As this 14-24 age group matures, they will account for a key share of the total cigarette volume -- for at least the next 25 years.

The best way not to fail again is to be absolutely positive that when you do it this time, you're going to do it right.

I've done things to my body, mechanically, that I'll never do again. I've done stunts that I shouldn't have done 10, 11, 12 times. I've broken a ton of bones on sets.

Guys are lucky: We can wear a suit over and over, just with different shirts and ties.

I can tell a young person where the mines are, but he's probably going to step on them anyway.

My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave.

If you hold on to things long enough, they get back into style. Like me.

If I ever stop working, I might have a problem. But I never seem to be able to stop working.

If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable and enjoyable.

You're not a man until your father says you're a man.

If you hang onto something long enough, it will come back in style.. Like ME.

I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a regular basis!

When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.

I feel sorry for the young people today. I think there's too much paparazzi and not enough protection.

I miss the movies. Still, I understood that my kind of movie has had its day. I thought it was over for me.

I'm terrified of marriage. I'm terrified of not doing something so important and at the same time I think you shouldn't rush into these things.