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I wouldn't trade those 10 years for anything. The Navy taught me a lot of things. It molded me as a man, and I made a lot of wonderful friends.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Anything Friends Lot Made Man Me Molded Navy Taught Things Those Trade Wonderful Years

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I'm what you call a Depression sailor.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Call Depression Sailor You

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I think we all have the urge to be a clown, whether we know it or not.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Clown Know Think Urge Whether I Think

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I've been to a number of places and seen for myself the caliber of people who are in the Navy today - in all the services for that matter. This is an altogether different bunch. These people of today are really bright, young, good people.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Altogether Been Bright Bunch Caliber Different Good Good People Matter Myself Navy Number People Places Really Seen Services Today Who Young

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The trick is not to become somebody else. You become somebody else when you're in front of a camera or when you're on stage. There are some people who carry it all the time. That, to me, is not acting.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Acting Become Camera Carry Else Front Me People Some Some People Somebody Stage Time Trick Who You

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I don't chart out the life histories of the people I play. If I did, I'd be in trouble. I work with my heart and my head, and naturally emotions follow.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Chart Did Emotions Follow Head Heart Histories Life Naturally Out People Play Trouble Work

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I got a job immediately after leaving high school; I was lucky - three dollars a week and all I could eat, working on a vegetable truck.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: After Could Dollars Eat Got High High School Immediately Job Leaving Lucky School Three Truck Vegetable Week Working

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The Navy has changed a great deal. Not that the officers of my day were bad, because I served under a lot of good officers, believe me. But there were a few bad ones, too.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Bad Bad Ones Because Believe Changed Day Deal Few Good Great Great Deal Lot Me Navy Officers Served Too Were

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Everything I do has a moral to it.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Everything Moral

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Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right.

~Ernest Borgnine

Topics: Cursing Make Now Pictures Right Say Seems Swearing Think Three Used Without Wonderful Words Writers You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: January 24th, 1917

Died: July 8th, 2012

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