Stephen Collins Foster Quotes

• Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me, Starlight and dewdrop are waiting for thee.

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• I dream of Jeannie with the light brown hair, Floating, like a vapour, on the soft summer air.

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• Way down upon the Swanee River, Far, far away, There’s where my heart is turning ever; There’s where the old folks stay.

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• Gwine to run all night, Gwine to run all day, I’ll bet my money on de bob-tail nag, Somebody bet on de bay.

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• Aaron is not at all what his image might indicate. He’s fiercly loyal and a true and total gentleman. He’s very shy but has very strong opinions. He’s into everything, wardrobe, hair, script, casting.

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• Don’t try to start a career in LA, unless money is all you’re interested in.

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• I don’t think this show would have come to me 10 years ago. It continues to be this wonderful miracle.

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• I have an almost seven year old… I think it’s essential to be consistent with kids. And truthful, without scaring them. I could go on for hours on this one.

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• I can’t come on like a parent to these kids, if I do, I won’t be able to have fun working with them. The good news is they all have parents. The younger ones, their parents by law have to be on set.

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• But I loved the script to 7th Heaven and couldn’t say no. It made me laugh and cry, and I was hooked. I’d love to know who turned it down, because I’m sure at least one other actor did. But I’m glad he did, whoever it was.

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• I go to St. Matthews in Pacific Palisades, an Episcopal Church.

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• Bit parts in Mediocre TV shows won’t develop your acting chops.

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• You may wonder, ‘How can I leave it all behind if I am just coming back to it? How can I make a new beginning if I simply return to the old?’ The answer lies in the return. You will not come back to the ‘same old thing.’ What you return to has changed because you have changed. Your perceptions will be altered. You will not incorporate into the same body, status, or world you left behind. The river has been flowing while you were gone. Now it does not look like the same river.

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Stephen Collins Foster (13)

Birth:	4th July, 1826
Death:	13th January, 1864
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lyricist

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