Door Quotes

I'm at least getting my foot in the door as far as doing straight dramatic parts, which no one would have ever considered me for in the '80s. I never objected to that because I love doing comedy, and I'm not the kind of actor that insists that unless you're doing a serious dramatic role, you're not acting.

Pure love and suspicion cannot dwell together: at the door where the latter enters, the former makes its exit.

I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we believe in civil rights for all people or not. As Black people we need to remember the moment that we say it's okay to disenfranchise one segment of society, we're opening the door to move backward on ourselves.

I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.

Ah, mastery... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills... and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

I may look like the girl next door, but you wouldn't want to live next door to me.

Your connections might get you in the door, but it won't keep you there. And if you haven't prepared, you'll suck.

Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door.

Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.

As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.

We call ourselves a free nation, and yet we let ourselves be told what cabs we can and can't take by a man at a hotel door, simply because he has a drum major's uniform on.

The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address.

The repressed memory is like a noisy intruder being thrown out of the concert hall. You can throw him out, but he will bang on the door and continue to disturb the concert. The analyst opens the door and says, If you promise to behave yourself, you can come back in.

Don't ever slam a door, you might want to go back.

Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable to plan in a safe and secure environment, always looking over your shoulder, knowing that some day somebody's going to knock on your door and it's going to be your last.

I feel like I came in comedy's side door, and still feel very fraudulent in many ways.

Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards.

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.

There was a girl knocking on my hotel room door all night! Finally, I let her out.

My door remains always open to all constituents to discuss matters of concern to them.

I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the girl next door, kind of sweet but I have standards and my thing is, it's me on that screen and I don't have control over everything in this and I'm grateful and thankful.

Nothing sickens me more than the closed door of a library.

When I was working on Eye of the Beholder, I played a character who is so aloof that my whole lifestyle became very aloof. If someone knocked on my door, there was a part of me that went into a rage, because I wanted to be isolated and alone.

Standing near the door, we dipped our fingers in the holy water, crossed and blessed ourselves, and proceeded up to the sleeping-room, in the usual order, two by two.

When something like that happens, people want to try to find some dirt and make it more of a soap opera. But I think we both walked away with the door still open, if we want to do something together again. So yeah, I would call it a friendly break-up.

Luxury is the wolf at the door and its fangs are the vanities and conceits germinated by success. When an artist learns this, he knows where the danger is.

I've lived next door to people all my life. I don't know how cute they think I am.

When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door.