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Joel Grey
Joel Grey
American Actor
Born: Apr 11, 1932
About Always Life Me Think You
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It can take me forever to choose the right coffee cup in the morning. And it does make a difference! Joel Grey
Morning Me Coffee Take Make Make A Difference Does Cup Forever Difference Choose Right
After my bar mitzvah, I started to assimilate, to really not pay attention to my roots. The anti-Semitic experiences of my youth had been very painful. You try to put all that in the past and become a person of the world. I think that's the right thing to do. But it's not right to leave out who you really are. That's a tragedy. Joel Grey
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When I was eight, I went to the theatre, and I remember looking at the stage afterward and pointing and saying, 'I want to do that.' I don't think that's ever changed. Joel Grey
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There's a civility that has always been a part of me. Joel Grey
Me Civility Part Always Been
I'm always interested in the challenge of doing something new. Joel Grey
Challenge Something Something New New Always Doing Interested
You can be taking two steps forward as an actor, but if a movie doesn't make money, you might as well be taking two steps backwards. It's all about economics. Joel Grey
You Money Backwards Economics About Taking Steps Well Make Movie Might Forward Actor Two
I was totally delighted, interested in, and amused by my stint on 'Voyager.' Joel Grey
Totally Delighted Interested Amused
Theater is the most important thing in life for me. Joel Grey
Life Me Important Most Most Important Thing Important Thing The Most Important Theater Thing
Satisfying as that 'Cabaret' role was, it is not the only thing I do. But Hollywood is somewhat limited in its perspective about what it is you do or don't do. Joel Grey
You Perspective About Only Somewhat Cabaret Limited Role The Only Thing Hollywood Satisfying Thing
My father was a musician and wanted me to study piano. I had no interest. Joel Grey
Me Father Musician No Interest Piano Had Study Wanted Interest
Larry Hagman and I are very old friends. Joel Grey
Old Old Friends Friends Very Larry Larry Hagman
There's a lot going on in the world that's very disturbing: rewriting the Holocaust; pseudo-historians rewriting history itself. And we're dealing with a terrorist mentality that involves whole nations. Joel Grey
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I really did start a whole way of thinking about musical theater. Joel Grey
Thinking Musical Way Musical Theater About Did Theater Really Whole Start
I always sort of saw myself as different from a musician. Joel Grey
Myself Saw Musician Sort Always Different
My grandparents from the old country, Latvia, were all musical on my father's side. Joel Grey
Old Father Country Side Musical Were Old Country Grandparents
All the things you do, even the shows that don't work, are as much work, but you learn more from the things that are difficult. Joel Grey
Work You Difficult More Learn Much Even Shows Things
My dad would take me downtown, and I'd stand backstage and watch him in the vaudeville pit band. I was 6 or 7. He was a musician, a band leader, a wonderful clarinetist and saxophone player. Joel Grey
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There are problems in doing television that have been plaguing me for years. I really like to have a lot of time, to rehearse and make things as good as they can be, but television often doesn't allow for that. Joel Grey
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I don't like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I'm a gay man. Joel Grey
Gay You Man Put Like Label Labels
I came to realize, along with being attracted to girls, I had similar feelings for boys. Joel Grey
Girl Feelings Similar Had Along Attracted Boy Came Being Realize
For me to take a role, I read a script, and I think, 'Wow, I don't know how I'm going to do this, but I want to try.' Joel Grey
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Eight times a week, I got to be a gay man, a remarkable gay man, and every night, that felt as full, as true, as passionate, and as authentic as I ever felt in my life. Joel Grey
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I never learned to speak Yiddish, ever. Joel Grey
Speak Never Learned Yiddish Ever
I never think about my age very much. I've always lived my life the same way, full of excitement and anticipation of wonderful things and the knowledge that some not-so-wonderful things come with it. Joel Grey
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If you don't tell the whole truth about yourself, life is a ridiculous exercise. Joel Grey
Life Truth You Yourself Life Is A Tell About Exercise Whole Ridiculous
I wasn't sure what it would take to make it in the theater, but despite the struggle, that was all I ever really wanted. Joel Grey
Struggle Despite Would Take Make Sure Wanted Theater Really Ever
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