Arsenio Hall Quotes

• I knew going in that being a single parent would be one of the toughest jobs I'd ever have. I'd been a talk-show host, actor, comic, and on and on, but this gig was going to be my defining moment.

  Arsenio Hall

  Jobs, Parent, Would Be

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• Most people think they KNOW the answer. I am willing to ADMIT I don't even know the question.

  Arsenio Hall

  Thinking, People, Answers

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• I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.

  Arsenio Hall

  Dream, Down And, Failing

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• You go out with a girl you used to date, she looks so damn good, and then at a certain point you say, Boy, now I remember. I know why I left!

  Arsenio Hall

  Girl, Boys, Umpires

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• My name is Arsenio. That's a very unique name for a black man. In Greek, it means Leroy.

  Arsenio Hall

  Mean, Unique, Men

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• You never get rid of something that has a positive foundation.

  Arsenio Hall

  Foundation

  "Q&A: Arsenio Hall on His Return to Late Night". Interview with Dan Hyman, www.esquire.com. September 9, 2013.

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• I went to school, majored in theatre, and said 'Mom, I have to choose my own destiny. I want to be an actor.' A couple of weeks after I graduated college I called my mother up and said 'Can I borrow $200?' and she said 'Why don't you act like you've got $200.'

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  Funny, Mom, Mother

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• If God wanted us high, He would have given us wings.

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  Wings, Given, Wanted

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• I call Los Angeles the city of alternatives. If you don't like mountains, we got the ocean. If you don't like Knott's Berry Farm, we've got Disneyland. If you don't like basketball, we've got the Clippers.

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  Basketball, Ocean, Cities

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• The bottom line is I've never had anybody bark at me in a mall with malicious intent. Everybody who barks at the kid from Cleveland is to let him know, "I know who you are." It's always a positive thing.

  Arsenio Hall

  Kids, Cleveland, Lines

  "Q&A: Arsenio Hall on His Return to Late Night". Interview with Dan Hyman, www.esquire.com. September 9, 2013.

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• I don't possess a lot of self-confidence. I'm an actor so I simply act confident every time I hit the stage.

  Arsenio Hall

  Confidence, Self, Actors

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• I love being in a relationship, but marriage isn't for me.

  Arsenio Hall

  Love Is

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer.

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  Son, Opportunity, Years

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• I don't know what my life needs but I know I need some balance.

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  Balance, Needs, Knows

  "Q&A: Arsenio Hall on His Return to Late Night". Interview with Dan Hyman, www.esquire.com. September 9, 2013.

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• My father was a no-nonsense, dedicated, and focused minister, and there was usually a sermon he needed to prepare for or a Scripture he needed to study, and that always came first.

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  Father, Scripture, Firsts

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• At one point in my career, while still hosting 'The Arsenio Hall Show,' I was told by my doctor that it might not be physically possible for me to have children.

  Arsenio Hall

  Children, Doctors, Careers

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• The way I approach stardom and the show, I'm like a politician. I'm an elected late-night official to do your work.

  Arsenio Hall

  Night, Way, Politician

  "Q&A: Arsenio Hall on His Return to Late Night". Interview with Dan Hyman, www.esquire.com. September 9, 2013.

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• When you're doing late night you're on the grind every night; you send someone to check on your mom.

  Arsenio Hall

  Mom, Night, Grind

  "Q&A: Arsenio Hall on His Return to Late Night". Interview with Dan Hyman, www.esquire.com. September 9, 2013.

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• I've never understood what the upside of marriage would be for me personally.

  Arsenio Hall

  Would Be, Understood

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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