Tommy Kirk famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I consider my teenage years as being desperately unhappy.
-- Tommy Kirk

#Teenage #Years #Unhappy
When I was about 17 or 18, I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't going to change. I didn't know what the consequences would be, but I had the definite feeling that it was going to wreck my Disney career
-- Tommy Kirk

#Careers #Feelings #Would Be
I started my own little carpet and upholstery cleaning business. I've done it for 20 years. I live well
-- Tommy Kirk

#Years #Done #Littles
I said, to hell with the whole thing, to hell with show business. I'm gonna make a new life for myself, and I got off drugs, completely kicked all that stuff
-- Tommy Kirk

#Drug #Stuff #New Life
I'm not ashamed of being gay, never have been and never will be. For that I have no apologies
-- Tommy Kirk

#Gay #Apology #Ashamed
After I was fired from Disney, I did some of the worst movies ever made
-- Tommy Kirk

#Made #Worst #Worst Movie
Eventually I became involved with somebody, and I was fired
-- Tommy Kirk
I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film
-- Tommy Kirk

#Thinking #Want #Film
Disney was a family film studio and I was supposed to be their young, leading man. After they found out I was involved with someone, that was the end of Disney.
-- Tommy Kirk

#Men #Film #Young
After I was fired from Disney, I did some of the worst movies ever made and I got professionally involved with a manager who said it didn't matter what you did as long as you kept working. I wound up completely broke.
-- Tommy Kirk

#Long #Matter #Broke

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