Life and Death in Hollywood
Actors' quotes about life and death
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This section contains quotes about life and death. Time doesn't stop for celebrities, and movie stars are completely aware of that. Many are grateful for having the chance of getting old, others dislike the passing of time; some have decided to stop the clock and find shelter in the past, but tomorrow comes for everyone. The celebrities discuss topics like existence, immortality, destiny, aging and life experiences that made them appreciate every single day.
“If a man doesn't know death, he doesn't know life.”
“I feel like a blonde nothingness, alone in my own body . . . Today it's not drugs that fill my body, its despair.”
“I feel like a dog who has been to the vet too many times.”
“Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.”
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“We live by encouragement and die without it - slowly, sadly and angrily.”
“When you're old, you are more certain of who you are, and that may be a good thing or a bad thing.”
“I think loss can fuel how you lead your whole life.”
“I have sometimes imagined my own death and brought myself to tears.”
“I'm still learning, you know. At 80, I feel there is a lot I don't know.”
“Life is like a B-picture script!”
“I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of champagne beside me and having just discovered the answer to the last problem in a British cryptic crossword. ”
“As you get older, you have to force yourself to have new dreams.”
“Your life starts to take shape at 30. You don't have to make excuses for who you are anymore.”
“Old is the new sexy.”
“You can only be stupid when you're young.”
“The longer your life goes on, the more death you face.”
“Getting older is awesome - because you get more practice.”
“I still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do.”
“Most of my friends between 21 and 31 are at different stages of figuring out what the hell they are going to do with their lives.”
“I'm attracted to pathos, because life is mostly pathos. I've had a lot of it in my life.”
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