April 4 Birthdays

Robert Downey, Jr.
Biography

Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1965-04-04
Died: —

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Robert Downey, Jr.

I have great respect for someone from a strict Catholic upbringing who can climax without reservation.
Andrei Tarkovsky
Biography

Author Profession: Russian Director
Born: 1932-04-04
Died: 1986-12-29

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Quotes: Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Tarkovsky

An artist never works under ideal conditions. If they existed, his work wouldnt exist, for the artist doesnt live in a vacuum. Some sort of pressure must exist. The artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as man wouldnt look for harmony but would simply live in it.
Anthony Perkins
Biography

Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1932-04-04
Died: 1992-09-12

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Anthony Perkins

I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cutthroat, competitive world in which I spent my life.
Heath Ledger
Biography

Author Profession: Australian actor
Born: 1979-04-04
Died: 2008-01-22

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Quotes: Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

I never studied acting in Australia. I never had an empty stage and black pajamas to run around and express myself.
Jacquelyn Jablonski
Biography

Author Profession: US Model
Born: 1991-04-04
Died: —

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Jacquelyn Jablonski

I love carrot cake - thats probably my favorite - and Im obsessed with peanut butter. I eat anything with peanut butter - maybe not carrot cake with peanut butter - but, I think I got this from The Parent Trap: Oreos and peanut butter, I like that. And peanut butter and apples, peanut butter and chocolate.
Christine Lahti
Biography

Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1950-04-04
Died: —

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Christine Lahti

A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and blew everything apart. We had to just put all the pieces back.
Eric Andre
Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1983-04-04
Died: —

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Eric Andre

I was a class clown since second grade.
Austin Mahone
Biography

Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1996-04-04
Died: —

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Austin Mahone

The first thing I do when I get back to my hometown, San Antonio, is eat Whataburger.
Craig T. Nelson
Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1944-04-04
Died: —

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Quotes: Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Sometimes youre encouraged, and other times disappointed. Its a matter of going in and precluding all that with, This is what I do, not who I am. I need to be who I am in the process of doing what I do. I need to stay true to what it is Im really here for. And thats the hardest thing, the biggest challenge.
Maya Angelou
Biography

Author Profession: US Poet
Born: 1928-04-04
Died: 2014-05-28

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Quotes: Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Try to be a rainbow in someones cloud.
David Blaine
Biography

Author Profession: US magician
Born: 1973-04-04
Died: —

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Quotes: David Blaine

David Blaine

This is the most dangerous thing I will probably ever do in my life, except for having a kid.
Ali Babacan
Biography

Author Profession: Turkish Politician
Born: 1967-04-04
Died: —

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Ali Babacan

Turkeys energy bill due to imports will fall with the increase in use of renewable energy sources. We have no control over the prices of petroleum and natural gas.
Bobby Ray Inman
Biography

Author Profession: US Soldier
Born: 1931-04-04
Died: —

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Quotes: Bobby Ray Inman

Bobby Ray Inman

Myself, I dont think you will ever get security in the Mideast until you have what on the surface appears to be fair to both sides. You have to have leaders committed to peace, on both sides. One side cant impose a solution.
Delphine Arnault
Biography

Author Profession: Finnish Businesswoman
executive Vice President of Louis Vuitton
Born: 1975-04-04
Died: —

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Delphine Arnault

I firmly believe that success lies in the combination of both talent and business savvy, and that the magic comes through partnership between both.
Isoroku Yamamoto
Biography

Author Profession: Japanese Soldier
Born: 1884-04-04
Died: 1943-04-18

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Isoroku Yamamoto

I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
Margaret Oliphant
Biography

Author Profession: Scottish Novelist
Born: 1828-04-04
Died: 1897-06-25

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Margaret Oliphant

To have a man who can flirt is next thing to indispensable to a leader of society.
Paul Parker
Biography

Author Profession: English Athlete
Born: 1964-04-04
Died: —

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Paul Parker

For me, being able to go anywhere you want, with an element of precision and control, has been the goal.
Sarah Gadon
Biography

Author Profession: Canadian Actress
Born: 1987-04-04
Died: —

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Sarah Gadon

My chosen occupation isnt necessarily movie star, I see my chosen occupation as actor.
Marguerite Duras
Biography

Author Profession: Literature & Fiction, Cinema Influences Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre
Born: 1914-04-04
Died: 1996-03-03

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Quotes: Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Duras

Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we've ever met. Marguerite Duras
Ned Vizzini
Biography

Author Profession: Young Adult edit data Vizzini grew up primarily in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.
Born: 1981-04-04
Died: 2013-12-19

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Quotes: Ned Vizzini

Ned Vizzini

I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare. Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
Hans Richter
Biography

Author Profession: Hungarian conductor
Born: 1843-04-04
Died: 1916-12-05

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Hans Richter

Your damned nonsense can I stand twice or once, but sometimes always, by God, never.
Robert E. Sherwood
Biography

Author Profession: US playwright
Born: 1896-04-04
Died: 1955-11-14

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Robert E. Sherwood

It is disappointing to report that George Bernard Shaw appearing as George Bernard Shaw is sadly miscast in the part. Satirists should be heard and not seen.
Muddy Waters
Biography

Author Profession: US blues singer, guitarist
Born: 1915-04-04
Died: 1983-04-30

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Muddy Waters

He took my music. But he gave me my name.