Stonestreet Quotes & Sayings

My will enkindled by mine eyes and ears, Two traded pilots 'twixt the dangerous shores Of will and judgment. — William Shakespeare

Be prepared for twists and turns on the road to success. — J.P. Stonestreet

People don't realize how long hours are when you're shooting a movie. — Eric Stonestreet

My dad had a retail business in Leavenworth, Kansas, and there's a whole bunch of prisons there, so it was a backdrop of my childhood, these ominous prisons sitting off the road. — Eric Stonestreet

Remember that the old lady who's taking forever in line is someone's grandma — Eric Stonestreet

Growing up, one of my cousins was an out gay man. — Eric Stonestreet

I am absolutely a Giants fan and I'm a Dynasty baby so I was a 49ers fan for a long time. — Aisha Tyler

The legal status of something does not alter its moral status, nor does it change our responsibility to the truth. — John Stonestreet

My mom is a translator for the school district in Delaware. She'd hear these different stories from working with families there. Those stories stuck with me. — Cristina Henriquez

Changing One's Mind...Can Help Change Humanity! — Timothy Pina

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a clown. I didn't want to be an actor, I wanted to join the circus and entertain people. — Eric Stonestreet

Bringing up a child in a loving relationship is the most important thing. — Eric Stonestreet

All I've ever wanted to do is entertain people - make them laugh, think, smile, feel creeped out or scared; whatever it is. I'm getting the opportunity to do that in various roles. — Eric Stonestreet

I'm sort of like Costco. I'm big, I'm not fancy and I dare you to not like me. — Eric Stonestreet

Hello God, if we are still on speaking terms, can you help me? — Dolly Parton

and "good" doesn't mean he's worthy of you , does it ? — Melissa Marr

I wasn't a great student; I was lazy. But when I was in sociology class, I listened. — Eric Stonestreet

TV is definitely easier hours. — Eric Stonestreet

No, I'm not gay. — Eric Stonestreet

But simply someone who broke the law, came here, say, 'I'll give you citizenship now,' that I don't think is going to happen. — Bob Goodlatte

Big dreams and perseverance are a powerful duo. — J.P. Stonestreet

And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Speech baffled my machine. Helen made all well-formed sentences. But they were hollow and stuffed
linguistic training bras. She sorted nouns from verbs, but, disembodied, she did not know the difference between thing and process, except as they functioned in clauses. Her predications were all shotgun weddings. Her ideas were as decorative as half-timber beams that bore no building load.
She balked at metaphor. I felt the annoyance of her weighted vectors as they readjusted themselves, trying to accommodate my latest caprice. You're hungry enough to eat a horse. A word from a friend ties your stomach in knots. Embarrassment shrinks you, amazement strikes you dead. Wasn't the miracle enough? Why do humans need to say everything in speech's stockhouse except what they mean? — Richard Powers

I sort of look at music as helping me get through situations. — Eric Stonestreet

'Modern Family' is one of my favorite shows on television right now. I just think that show is so brilliantly done. It's so fun, I love it. Eric Stonestreet I could just sit and watch forever. They're all great. That would be on the top of my list. — Joanna Garcia

The prudent man does himself good; the virtuous one does it to other men. — Voltaire

I never thought I would be somewhat of a gay icon. — Eric Stonestreet

I'm a regular dude from Kansas who grew up with pigs and cows. — Eric Stonestreet

Affirmative action was always racial justice on the cheap. — Joe Klein

Quickly you learn it's way better to have fans talking and caring about you than not. — Eric Stonestreet

My mom's passionate and energetic and very funny and enthusiastic. — Eric Stonestreet

America is a great place, speech is free and you're able to expose the fact that you're an idiot, — Eric Stonestreet