Rispoli Quotes & Sayings

When the East Timor conflict broke out, when they gained independence, the militia killed a lot of East Timorese people. And their sacred totem is the crocodile. They believe that their island is actually a solidified crocodile, so it has sacred status. — Steve Irwin

My objective is to design a space that nobody else can come up with while using the material that anyone can use. — Tadao Ando

My mother and father were supportive. But in an Italian family, you kind of work with your hands, or you are an engineer or a doctor. But an actor was something they couldn't get hold of. They were afraid I wouldn't be able to make a living, and for many years, they were right. — Michael Rispoli

That is why those who are not capable of being there in the present moment, they don't really live their life - they live like dead people. — Nhat Hanh

We're dream chasers. Nobody owes us our dream. But we have to chase it. — Michael Rispoli

In my errant life I roamed
to learn the secrets of women and men,
of gods and dreams.
I lived in wealth and poverty,
in fame and calamity.
I saw every country of our world,
I lived a thousand lives.
Many lives I spent, other lives I squandered,
for in my life I never traveled, all I did was wander. — Roman Payne

That's what I play - blue-collar Italian-Americans. You got to be typecast in order to work. I've been blessed. — Michael Rispoli

Before climbing the summits, you must first walk in the down valleys! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I started getting more and more active around immigration reform because this was such a waste of lives, such a waste of potential, such a waste for our country not to have the human capital that we developed - geared toward improving our entire society. — Laurene Powell Jobs

If I were to be cast as Cyrano or a Connecticut prep-school teacher or a gay boutique owner, it would only happen if some director I had worked with in the past said, 'Why don't we give Rispoli a shot at it?' — Michael Rispoli

I think I was drawn to acting just as a way of getting noticed. — Michael Rispoli

I grew up around hardware. I could sell you all the plumbing and electricity you want. — Michael Rispoli

I love you the way a drowning man loves air. And it would destroy me to have you just a little. — Rae Carson