Don Ameche quotes and sayings
My father ran a saloon in Kenosha, Wis., which is just about as rough a living as I can think of. It was brutal; it scared the hell out of me. I was so petrified all the while I was a child, I didn't know what I was doing half the time.
Don Ameche quotes
- There are directors you never, ever want to get close to. Lubitsch was one. Outside of the work, I don't think I ever said five words to him. Mamet was pretty much the same thing. His mind is working all the time.
- There will be no 'Mommie Dearest' in the lives of my children, and no books like the one the Crosby boy wrote about Bing, or Bette Davis's daughter has written. My children love me very much, and they are loved.
- God was awfully good to me during the good days. I cherish the old days, but I don't miss them.
- I think this is the sweetest tribute I have ever seen in this town.
- I'm a very contented, peaceful man. I made mistakes, yes, but I accepted them, and, I hope, graciously.
- I'm not like Henry Fonda. He lives to act. I've just had a dedication to do the best I could. When I don't have challenges, the days get long. But I do enjoy being on stage. If I do good work, I get a kick out of that.
- I've deliberately studied many things that I know, going in, I won't be able to assimilate. I read Plato, St. Thomas, the mystics, to exercise my mind.
- I never 'went Hollywood.' Perhaps some of my behavior was detrimental to my career, but I couldn't go the route of Hollywood parties.
- I've seen my performances. I don't like them.
- The camera was kind to me. But I was never a screen personality like Gable or Flynn. The camera did something with their faces that was special.