- Count Basie
(08/21/1904 – 04/26/1984)
US bandleader
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"Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!"
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"The funny thing is that everything is science fiction at one time or another."
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"In our family, we don't have rifts. We have a jolly good row and then it's all over. And I've only twice ever had a row with my sister."
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"Things happen more frequently in the future than they do in the past."
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"I don't know many women who can relate to Sharon Stone and the kind of movies she does. I don't know a lot of guys who can relate to Tom Cruise's movies because they're on a kind of fantastic level. I like movies I can relate to."
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"The people don't take baths and they don't speak English. No golf courses, no room service. Who needs it?"
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"After The Matrix, I cannot wear sunglasses. As soon as I put them on, people recognise me."
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| Died 08/20 | Died 08/21 | Died 08/22 | Death Dates |