Quotes by Warren Beatty

32 quotes by Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty - american actor

Was born on 30 mar 1937.

Origin country: United States

Although Ronald Reagan was somebody I disagreed with on most ideological things, he was a friend of mine, and he was a very, very likable man. Ronald Reagan, for instance, was maybe more able to get the very rich to do the right thing sometimes.

Quote by Warren Beatty about wealth, things, rightness, man

And the success of the union movement, historically, has...

And the success of the union movement, historically, has always been to benefit all working men and women - not just people who belong to the union.

Quote by Warren Beatty about union, man, people

And then the conditions of safety - or lack of safety - for teachers in public schools, and the disparity between public schools and private schools is shameful.

Quote by Warren Beatty about safety, public, teachers

And we know where the energy of the Republican Party lies...

And we know where the energy of the Republican Party lies - on the far right.

Quote by Warren Beatty about rightness

Arnold has had his spokesman call me a crackpot. That was...

Arnold has had his spokesman call me a crackpot. That was a mistake.

Quote by Warren Beatty about mistake

Being here allows me to make the case that not all aging, narcissistic movie actors whose children could be mistaken for their grandchildren necessarily act with the same motivation.

Quote by Warren Beatty about motivation, actors, children, being

But I made... ah, several pictures and then it got to the...

But I made... ah, several pictures and then it got to the point where I would have to make a good picture or get myself into trouble.

Quote by Warren Beatty about good, good luck

But the Republican right-wing agenda, these people - Arnold and his patrons - felt it could be accomplished by circumventing the Legislature and spending money and organizing and giving sound bites.

Quote by Warren Beatty about money, rightness, people

But... the old Hollywood, they worked all the time. I...

But... the old Hollywood, they worked all the time. I don't, I can't function that way. I've never made very many movies.

Quote by Warren Beatty about old, olderness, time

For me, the highest level of sexual excitement is in a...

For me, the highest level of sexual excitement is in a monogamous relationship.

Quote by Warren Beatty about sex

Government is not show business.

Government is not show business.

Quote by Warren Beatty about affair

How can anybody hate nurses? Nobody hates nurses. The...

How can anybody hate nurses? Nobody hates nurses. The only time you hate a nurse is when they're giving you an enema.

Quote by Warren Beatty about hate, time

I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.

Quote by Warren Beatty about public, opinion

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think...

I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.

Quote by Warren Beatty about question, public, good, good luck

I grew up as a fairly puritanical, Protestant, ...

I grew up as a fairly puritanical, Protestant, football-playing boy in Virginia. I don't know that I've changed very much.

Quote by Warren Beatty about football

I have a day job. I can make movies when I want to.

I have a day job. I can make movies when I want to.

Quote by Warren Beatty about day

It's very clear you have to engage the public and say: You have to vote no on 74, no on 75, no on 76, no on 77. Those are the issues that Arnold pushing. And those are reactionary, Republican initiatives.

Quote by Warren Beatty about public

Lenin said that people vote with their feet. Well, that's what's happening. They either go, or they don't go. It's all politics. It's all demographics.

Quote by Warren Beatty about politics, people

Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy...

Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius.

Quote by Warren Beatty about marriage, genius, talent

Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer.

Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer.

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