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15 quotes by Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine Borgnine at the TCM Classic Film Festival on April 22, 2010. Born Ermes Effron Borgnino (1917-01-24)January 24, 1917 Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. Died July 8, 2012(2012-07-08) (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Cause of death Kidney failure Occupation Actor Years active 1951–2012 Spouse(s) Rhoda Kemins (m. 1949–1958; divorced) Katy Jurado (m. 1959–1963; divorced) Ethel Merman (m. 1964–1965; separated after 32...
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Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without... →

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I think we all have the urge to be a clown, whether we know it or not.

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I'm what you call a Depression sailor.

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I've been to a number of places and seen for myself the caliber of people who are in the Navy today - in all the services for that matter. This... →

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I don't care whether a role is 10 minutes long or two hours. And I don't care whether my name is up there on top, either. Matter of fact... →

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I just want to do more work. Every time I step in front of a camera I feel young again. I really do. It keeps your mind active and it keeps you going.

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I wouldn't trade those 10 years for anything. The Navy taught me a lot of things. It molded me as a man, and I made a lot of wonderful friends.

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My mother made me do all the housework as a boy. I still do it, even in hotels.

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To this day I clean better than most maids.

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The trick is not to become somebody else. You become somebody else when you're in front of a camera or when you're on stage. There are some... →

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I got a job immediately after leaving high school; I was lucky - three dollars a week and all I could eat, working on a vegetable truck.

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I don't chart out the life histories of the people I play. If I did, I'd be in trouble. I work with my heart and my head, and naturally... →

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Everything I do has a moral to it.

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