Wilford Brimley Professions : Actor Born : September 27, 1934 Browse All Authors Top 21 quotes by Wilford Brimley I love watching a good horse do what he's bred to do - I guess that's what I like the most about it. And I love to see good athletes do what they're bred to do. Wilford Brimley good-athlete horse athlete I'm not anybody's judge; I don't know what motivates people to do what they do. But I have a lot of admiration for anybody who can start with absolutely nothing and make a little something out of it. Wilford Brimley judging littles people Well, we all are what we are, I guess you might say by an accident of birth. Wilford Brimley wells birth might I'm very proud of my heritage. Wilford Brimley heritage proud I live on a ranch in Utah for now, but I'm gonna move. I've got another ranch to move to, but its location is a secret. When I get there, I'm gonna plow the road in behind me. Wilford Brimley utah secret moving I raise quarter horses. Mine are mostly thoroughbred cross horses, a little bigger horses than some people like. I sell them or use them on the ranch. A lot of them go to the rodeo arena and some of them go to racetracks. Wilford Brimley horse use people Everybody that's an actor leaves it for a while 'cause they ain't got a job. Wilford Brimley causes actors jobs My saddle horses are my friends. My dogs are my friends. Wilford Brimley saddles horse dog I've already got my rent paid, and it's too late in my life for me to go around talking up stuff that I don't like or believe in. Wilford Brimley too-late talking believe I've got about $30,000 in chips, not near enough. Wilford Brimley chips enough Hopefully, generations after us will continue to protect, preserve, and look after this wonderful land. Wilford Brimley generations land looks I've always played cards. I can't remember when there wasn't a gambling game going on somewhere, even if it was a craps game in a wheelbarrow on the backside of the racetrack. Wilford Brimley gambling games cards The place was built on the premise that people want to gamble, and they may as well do it here. They look after their clientele, and, hell, they treat me like I'm one of their family. Wilford Brimley want may people I'm a widower with three sons and seven grandchildren. One of my sons is my partner on the ranch. Wilford Brimley grandchildren three son I resent the fact that people in places like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco believe that they should be able to tell us how to live our lives, operate our businesses, and what to do with the land that we love and cherish. Wilford Brimley boston new-york believe I didn't go to acting school, but I've been observing my fellow man for 66 years now, and I would think that's the best school there is. Wilford Brimley men school thinking I rope steers in team roping events. There's a header and a heeler on a roping team, and I'm the heeler. Wilford Brimley events team high-heels I didn't go to high school. I think that after you learn to read and write and do your numbers and flush the toilet behind yourself, you don't need no more schoolin'. You need to get out in the water and swim. Wilford Brimley yourself you water school What I know about poker, you can fit into a thimble with room left over, but I'm learning. Wilford Brimley room know you learning I maintain that if there is such a thing as a true and honest environmentalist, it's people like Slim and hopefully me, who have been caretakers of the land all our lives, along with the generations before us. Wilford Brimley true like me people Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
