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Humphrey Bogart Quotes

1899–1957

Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25 1899 – January 14 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor known for his roles in such films as The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca and The Big Sleep. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon.

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All you owe the public is a good performance.

I'm about as much in favor of communism as J. Edgar Hoover. I despise communism and I believe in our own American brand of democracy.

You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.

I've seen Humphrey Bogart with one often enough ...

It was practically a masterpiece. I don't have many things I'm proud of but that's one.

While people are always quick to take up the cudgels against censorship of the press, or radio, any crackpot can advocate new forms of censorship for the movies, and not a voice is lifted in protest. There's something illogical about this indifference to censorship of the movies. After all, it's just as much a medium of public expression as are the radio and newspapers.

I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Humphrey Bogart (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.