I did see 'Gravity,' but I don't have the enthusiasm to go see a movie as often as I used to go. Robert Osborne More Quotes by Robert Osborne More Quotes From Robert Osborne There's an excellent movie we have on TCM called 'It Happened on Fifth Avenue,' which was originally going to be directed by Frank Capra... but just before he was going to start working on it, he came across this story called 'The Greatest Gift.' And that turned into 'It's a Wonderful Life.' Robert Osborne giftstorystartlife There comes a time when even icons, if they choose to do so, should be allowed to enjoy life out of the spotlight. Robert Osborne enjoy-lifeenjoytimelife In a business like the movie business, you're going to have a lot of people competing. Somebody is always coming behind them who wants their job. Being an actor is like being in quicksand: whatever you do, it disappears very quickly. You have to keep reminding people. Robert Osborne jobyoubusinesspeople If I didn't have my little schedule book, I wouldn't get out of bed in the morning. Robert Osborne getbedmorningbook When a movie opened - if you lived in New York, you would see it at Radio City Music Hall where it would play a couple of weeks, and then you moved on to the next movie. Now you can see it the rest of your life - it's going to be on Netflix and DVD. Robert Osborne cityyoumusiclife My love of movies started when I was 7 years old, living in a small town, going to the movies all the time, and finding the people in the movies more interesting than the people in my small town. Also, at that time, it wasn't that easy to find out about movies. Robert Osborne moviestimelovepeople I was shaped by the heroes in the films I saw, which you always want to emulate and be like. I wanted to be like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart. Robert Osborne likeyoualwayswant My folks were busy. My dad was a teacher, and it was during the Second World War, and my mother was working. So I got my stories from films and books. I read a lot, and I love to read to this day. Robert Osborne daymotherteacherlove I used to write stories a lot because you had to fill your hours some other way than watching television. So my imagination was vivid, and I used to write a lot of stories. I wrote a novel, which I still have, which is so awful. Robert Osborne youimaginationtelevisionway I think there's something about traveling in airplanes all the time that's not the healthiest thing in the world for you. Robert Osborne thinkyoutimeworld If they didn't have an Oscar for people to shoot for, all they'd do is be making 'Dumb And Dumber' again and again. Robert Osborne shootmakingdumbpeople I did love 'The Artist.' I've seen it four times, and every time I see it, it gets better and better. Robert Osborne betterartisttimelove The weird thing with 'Kismet' is that Vincente Minnelli didn't know what to do with a Cinemascope camera for that film - so he never moved it! It's like in the old days when sound first came in and was so complicated that the camera just sat there. There are hardly any close-ups in 'Kismet,' so everything's at a bit of a distance. Robert Osborne cameraweirdneverknow Lana Turner was adorable and funny. Jimmy Stewart was such a nice person. I quickly realized that if you're not a nice person, you're not going to last in this business. I mean, once your box office starts to drop off, like Veronica Lake, they'll get rid of you fast. Robert Osborne younicebusinessfunny There's a lot of movies that aren't all about Christmas, or where Christmas isn't the focus, but have that spirit of Christmas in them. I love that sequence in 'Auntie Mame,' where she's in the department store, sewing at Macy's, and she doesn't know how to do anything but fill out a form as 'cash on delivery!' Robert Osborne moviesfocuschristmaslove I think 'Elf' is funny, with Will Ferrell. That's a great Christmas movie. Robert Osborne greatthinkchristmasfunny When I was growing up, you'd read about actors, and they'd never tell you their age and how much they made a year as part of their definition. Robert Osborne neveryougrowing-upage
