Desi Arnaz was a famous Actor from USA, who lived between March 2, 1917 and December 2, 1986. He became 69 years old.
Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive.
Our collection contains 27 quotes who is written / told by Desi.
"American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is"
"When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us"
"The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15"
"Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly"
"Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs"
"At times we were criticized for doing too much slapstick. I don't believe in mild comedy, and neither does Lucy"
"Lucy and I would love furiously and fight furiously"
"I went to high school with Al Capone"
"A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line"
"One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes"
"An audience is so important. I would never have had the guts to dub in that big a laugh"
"Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived"
"The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange"
"The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all"
"Since I was very young I have always worked hard at whatever I have had to do"
"I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude"
"I don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star"
"Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it"
"Lucy is such a perfectionist"
"I learned a lot from Xavier Cugat"
"I had started calling her Lucy shortly after we met; I didn't like the name Lucille. That's how our television show was called I Love Lucy, not Lucille"
"Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any"
"My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America"
"Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts"
"Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls"
"An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa"
