Desi Arnaz Quotes
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The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15.
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Making a television show is not like making Coca-Cola or Bacardi rum. The human element in our business prevents us from finding a successful formula every time.
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Mother came to New York to keep house for me.
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Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any.
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If you don't know what to do, don't do anything.
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A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.
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When I get in the sun I get very tanned. You can't tell me from the native fishermen in Hawaii or Mexico.
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The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.
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I could have stayed home and been kept by my wife.
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American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.
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I was the only male of the Arnaz family in my generation.
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The straw hat is the typical hat Cubans use. It's cool and keeps the sun away from your face.
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Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.
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It's really amazing that two people from such different backgrounds and geographical origins ever got together. That was perhaps part of the attraction.
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No one could ever argue with me about people in show business being kind of nice.
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Since I was very young I have always worked hard at whatever I have had to do.
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The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange.
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Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.
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My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America.
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I didn't know anything about acting, much less about acting in a comedy.
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The custom of my grandfather's day is still going strong in Latin America. American girls do not seem to understand it.
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It was easy for viewers to identify with our show. The characters were believable.
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I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.
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Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived.
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Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.
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I learned a lot from Xavier Cugat.
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An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.
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I received my Greetings from Uncle Sam in May 1943. I applied for the Air Force.
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I was an only child, but I did have a hell of a lot of cousins.
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I don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star.
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