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  • I never regretted what I turned down.

  • You heard on all sides that the brightest Jewish children were turned down if the examining officers did not like the turn of their noses.

    Mary Antin (2013). “The Promised Land”, p.16, Courier Corporation
  • I've turned down jobs because I've said, 'Honestly, I can't find my way in. I can't do it. I love you, as a director. I think the script is good. You deserve better than I think I can do.'

    "David Duchovny Talks GOATS, CALIFORNICATION, Working in TV Versus Film and Possible Future THE X-FILES Movies". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 11, 2012.
  • In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You're judged by how you look, not by what you are. Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for kiss, and fifty cents for your soul. I know, because I turned down the first offer often enough and held out for the fifty.

    Girl   Kissing   Soul  
    Marilyn Monroe (2006). “My Story”, p.53, Taylor Trade Publishing
  • I had turned down other head chef jobs. I didn't want to take over someone else's cuisine. I wanted to start from scratch.

    Jobs   Scratches   Want  
    "René Redzepi: the outsider" by Sabine Durrant, www.theguardian.com. November 5, 2010.
  • I called it ignose, not knowing which carbohydrate it was. This name was turned down by my editor. 'God-nose' was not more successful, so in the end 'hexuronic acid' was agreed upon. To-day the substance is called 'ascorbic acid' and I will use this name.

  • When I think about the stuff I turned down it's kind of insane.

    Thinking   Insane   Stuff  
    Source: pitchfork.com
  • I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • I turned down a lot of reality shows in the past, but MTV, back in the day, was just the coolest with Cribs to Pimp My Ride.

    Past   Reality   Mtv  
    "ManCrushMonday: Tyga Wants You to Know There's A Lot More to Him Than Kylie Jenner". Interview with Erica Gonzales, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 30, 2016.
  • I've turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It's an absolute no-go.

    Reality   Tvs   Dollars  
  • I turned down a date once because I was looking for someone a little closer to the top of the food chain.

  • I am not a trained actor and am not near the top of anyone's want list. I go after what I am offered, if I am so inclined. Now and then, I get offers for things that are not to my liking, in that I just don't care about the story. All this super tough guy stuff isn't anything that interests me all that much. I can't think of anything I turned down that I regret.

    Regret   Thinking   Guy  
    Source: www.chicagotribune.com
  • I turned down Prince William's invitation for me to sing at his birthday bash because he was spearing animals in Africa and bringing publicity to it, and I thought that was pretty disgusting!

    Animal   Publicity   Bash  
  • I have to be careful not to do so many comedy airhead roles from now on. I've turned down a couple already.

    Couple   Roles   Comedy  
  • It just took the right time. I was fully confident that I was going to see Sam Phillips and to record for him that when I called him, I thought, I'm going to get on Sun Records. So I called him and he turned me down flat. Then two weeks later, I got turned down again. He told me over the phone that he couldn't sell gospel music so - as it was independent, not a lot of money.

    Source: wrvo.org
  • I never turned down anything and never argued with any producer or director.

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • ...if we all turned down the thermostat in our house by just one degree, we would save over £650 million worth of energy and nearly nine million tonnes of carbon emissions every year. That would be the equivalent of taking three million cars off our roads...we can bring about a Green Consumer Revolution in this country to improve our lives, enrich our economy and protect our environment.

  • In terms of not retiring? I don't want to leave and think to myself, "Maybe I should have stayed a bit longer". I'm dwelling on it. I have turned down a few Premier League offers. But the fact is, after being at Chelsea for so long and a year with Manchester City, I don't want to get involved in a relegation dogfight.

    "JAMIE CARRAGHER INTERVIEWS FRANK LAMPARD: Foul-mouthed clashes, Steven Gerrard's emotional bouquet and why ex-Chelsea man still hasn't retired". Interview With Jamie Carragher, www.dailymail.co.uk. January 27, 2017.
  • Sometimes, I think I could have been a major movie star with the vast mansion and staff. I look at my Volvo and think it could be a limousine. I think of the roles I turned down. But then I wouldn't have had any children.

    Movie   Stars   Children  
  • I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.

  • I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

  • As I became very defined in my personal politics, I turned down some films that I slightly regret now; I'm not going to say what they were.

  • I actually turned down an opportunity for a private interview with Adolph Hitler.

  • Never quit. My book, Chicken Soup for the Soul, was turned down by 33 publishers. It's since sold millions of copies.

    Book   Soul   Soup  
  • She took a deep breath, looking up at the ceiling for a long moment. A raindrop moved slowly down her neck; he watched as it turned down the slope of her breast to disappear inside the collar of her shirt. He was seriously contemplating becoming jealous of a droplet of water. Yorkshire was obviously damaging to his sanity.

    Jealous   Long   Water  
  • I lost agents and managers because I turned down big movies that were smutty.

    Agents   Bigs   Lost  
  • I turned down a knighthood. It would be like having to wear a suit every day of your life.

  • In point of fact all Americans are automatically turned down by China these days because of the escalation of Johnson's war in Vietnam, which several times has intruded into China.

    War   Vietnam   Facts  
  • I often wonder how different the world would be if Hitler had not been turned down when he applied to art school.

    Art   School   Different  
    George Carlin (1998). “Brain Droppings”, Hyperion
  • If I hadn't refused Ken Russell, Fellini and Spielberg and made their movies when they asked me, my life would be no different. It is not my fault that I accepted one movie and turned down another. I don't see any point in defending myself, either.

    "Klaus Kinski: The Master of Screen Depravity Speaks". Interview with Ed Naha, Fangoria #28, July 1983.
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