77 Quotes by Leslie Nielsen

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    I wore that same shirt yesterday playing golf. There goes the Nike account.

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    To be honest, I never, ever thought I'd ever do comedy. I was so frequently cast early on as a high-born young man with... 'problems' and, later, as a heavy, from black-hatted western villains to the corporate raider to bad cops.

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    In those days, I auditioned for everything MGM made while I was under contract. Not for the roles Elizabeth Taylor eventually got, of course.

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    If I couldn't be an actor, I would only consider being an astronaut, a sea otter, or a gynecologist.

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    As for honours, I've had a few along the way, and to be honest, I never expected any of them. I made a good living for decades, and that was enough; that, and maybe a good residual cheque from time to time.

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