Quotes by
Humphrey Bogart |
1899-1957 , American actor
Humphrey DeForest Bogart, nicknamed Bogey, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema.
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Quotations
| • | I should have never switched from Scotch to Martinis. (toward the end of his life) 8 |
| • | I gave up drinking once– it was the worst afternoon of my entire life. 4 |
| • | A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz. 3 |
| • | The problem with this world is, everyone in it is 3 drinks behind. |
| • | All you owe the public is a good performance. |
| • | The only good reason to have money is this: so that you can tell any SOB in the world to go to hell. |
| • | I’m not good-looking. I used to be, but not anymore... What I have got is I have character in my face. It’s taken an awful lot of late nights and drinking to put it there. When I go to work in a picture, I say, “Don’t take the lines out of my face. Leave them there.” |
| • | Acting is like sex: you either do it and don't talk about it, or you talk about it and don't do it. That's why I'm always suspicious of people who talk too much about either. |
| • | There is more to talking than just words. |
