Raymond Burr famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Nature has a way sometimes of reminding Man of just how small he is. She occasionally throws up terrible offsprings of our pride and carelesness, to remind us of how puny we really are in the face of a tornado, an earthquake, or a Godzilla. The reckless ambitions of Man are often dwarfed by their dangerous consequences. For now, Godzilla -- that strangely innocent and tragic monster -- has gone to earth. Whether he returns or not, or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us remain.
-- Raymond Burr

#Ambition #Eye #Pride
Try and live your life the way you wish other people would live theirs.
-- Raymond Burr

#Character #People #Live Your Life
I only hope that I can regain my own identity once I decide that Perry Mason and myself have come to the parting of the road. Perry Mason has become a career for me... all I know is that I work, eat and sleep Perry Mason.
-- Raymond Burr

#Sleep #Careers #Identity
I grew up near the sea in British Columbia and San Francisco, and lived in Malibu and Fiji for years. I get uncomfortable being too far inland.
-- Raymond Burr

#Years #Sea #San Francisco
People here always said to me, Why would you leave civilization to go to a place like Fiji? Fiji is a far more civilized place than California or New York City.
-- Raymond Burr

#New York #Civilization #Cities
I am an unmarried man, as opposed to a single man. A bachelor, according to the dictionary, is a man who has never been married. An unmarried man is not married at the moment. Many of these terms have fallen into disuse.
-- Raymond Burr

#Men #Married #Single Man
Mixing with groups of people can be enjoyed, it is pleasing in a way that cannot be explained other than the temptation to become closer to one or the other.
-- Raymond Burr

#Friendship #People #Temptation
Never gaining a good reputation is not nearly as painful as losing one.
-- Raymond Burr

#Opinion #Reputation #Losing
I am a better cook than I am an actor. If I have any ego, it's about cooking. I'm one of the best cooks... and I cook in any language.
-- Raymond Burr

#Cooking #Ego #Actors
I once knew it. I only hope that I can regain my own identity, once I decide that Perry Mason and myself have come to the parting of the road. Perry Mason has become a career for me . . . all I know is that I work, eat and sleep Perry Mason.
-- Raymond Burr

#Sleep #Careers #Identity

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