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Facts about Leslie Nielsen

Occup.Actor
FromCanada
BornFebruary 11, 1926
DiedNovember 28, 2010
Aged84 years

Summary

Leslie Nielsen was a famous Actor from Canada, who lived between February 11, 1926 and November 28, 2010. He became 84 years old.

Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous. Our collection contains 20 quotes who is written / told by Leslie.
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20 Famous quotes by Leslie Nielsen

Small: Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when youre finished
"Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when you're finished"
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Small: Shirley! Dont call me Shirley!
"Shirley! Don't call me Shirley!"
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Small: Ive always been part of comedy. One of the things about our family was that if we were reasonably funny
"I've always been part of comedy. One of the things about our family was that if we were reasonably funny with each other, particularly my two brothers and myself, when my father was upset with something you'd want to make sure in some way you made him laugh. Because when he didn't laugh, you were in trouble!"
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Small: I had to weave and play around with a honey bear, you know, and I could wrestle with him a little bit,
"I had to weave and play around with a honey bear, you know, and I could wrestle with him a little bit, but there's no way you can even wrestle a honey bear, let alone a grizzly bear that's standing ten feet to eleven feet tall! Can you imagine? But it was fascinating to work that close to that kind of animal"
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Small: It was a boys name first
"It was a boy's name first"
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Small: I wore that same shirt yesterday playing golf. There goes the Nike account
"I wore that same shirt yesterday playing golf. There goes the Nike account"
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Small: Yes, its true, Ive been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier
"Yes, it's true, I've been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier the Leslie Nielsen of Shakespeare"
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Small: There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter
"There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he'd have to wait until the thaw to turn him in"
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Small: Its been dawning on me slowly that for the past 35 years I have been cast against type, and Im finally
"It's been dawning on me slowly that for the past 35 years I have been cast against type, and I'm finally getting to do what I really wanted to do"
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Small: I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important
"I really have to keep an eye on myself, because sometimes I think I might say something important"
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Small: Its not really that Ive been an advocate for hearing aids for a long time, its just that Ive been losin
"It's not really that I've been an advocate for hearing aids for a long time, it's just that I've been losing my hearing for a long time! So it's actually very important for me because I'm actually hearing impaired and I simply want to hear better!"
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Small: Ive finally found my home - as Lt. Frank Drebin
"I've finally found my home - as Lt. Frank Drebin"
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Small: The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you
"The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh"
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Small: I have always loved science fiction. One of my favorite shows is Star Trek. I like the trips, where it
"I have always loved science fiction. One of my favorite shows is 'Star Trek.' I like the trips, where it drops my mind off, because they give you a premise and all of a sudden, you say, 'Oh!' and I'm fascinated by it"
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Small: The reason they call it golf is that all the other 4 letter words were used up
"The reason they call it 'golf' is that all the other 4 letter words were used up"
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Small: I like that kind of straight-faced comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous
"I like that kind of 'straight-faced' comedy. I like to be straight-faced and outrageous"
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Small: You know its very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line,
"You know it's very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line, at the right time, and to not be able to hear your cues! I can't tell you how many times I would've had to have said What? if I didn't have my hearing aids. So my hearing aids are a life saver, and they allow me to practice my craft"
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Small: The reason theres a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address
"The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address"
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Small: I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts perhaps it was my Canadian accent
"I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent"
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Small: Theres an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I aint
"There's an old saying that God exists in your search for him. I just want you to understand that I ain't looking"
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