Creative Quotations from Spencer Tracy (1900-1967)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Spencer Tracy
(1900-1967) born on Apr 05

US actor. "He was the only actor ever to receive two consecutive Academy Awards for best actor; starred in "Father's Little Dividend," and "Adam's Rib.""

Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.

"Concentrate, don't embroider."

"This is a movie, not a lifeboat."

There were times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

This mug of mine is as plain as a barn door. Why should people pay 35 cents to look at it?

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"Favorite advice to young actors, recalled on his death 10 Jun 67"
R:	"In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
A:	Defending his demand for equal billing with Katherine Hepburn. Attrib.
N:	"Spencer Tracy," (L. Swindell)"
K:	"In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."