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David Carradine, an American actor born on December 8, 1936, and passed away on June 3, 2009. He is best known for his roles in the 'Kill Bill' film series as Bill Murdock and Bruce Lee in the film 'Kill Bill'. Carradine's acting career spanned over half a century, with a diverse range of roles across various genres, including action, drama, and theater.

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“If you can not be a poet, be the poem.”

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“Si no puedes ser poeta, sé el poema”

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“I was enough of an acrobat and a gymnast and a dancer and everything else so that I could handle the kung fu, because it's just choreography.”

Enough Handle Dancer Choreography Kung Fu Gymnast

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“One thing I've noticed is that I can tell when a young actor or a young actress is going to become a huge star. Everybody else will say, "Oh come on, Michelle Pfeiffer, are you kidding?" and I'm pretty much always right about that.”

I Can Young Actors Stars One Thing Huge Actresses Young Actors

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“If you trust yourself, any choice you make will be correct. If you do not trust yourself, anything you do will be wrong. - Kung Fu, The Legend Continues -”

Ifs Choices Legends Trust Yourself Choices You Make Kung Fu

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“If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.”

“My big fight is not in the movie and I don't understand that decision but I know he's right about it, whatever it is. Quentin did not hire me because I'm a kung fu expert; he hired me because he liked to listen to me talk.”

Knows Bigs Fighting Decision Experts Listen To Me Quentin Kung Fu

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“The success of the '86 movie with Brandon Lee demanded some kind of continuation. Plus, I had always contemplated a modern version.”

Kind Success Modern Versions Plus Congratulations Continuation

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“I think it may have been Tom Wolfe (if it wasn't, my apologies, Tom, and my apologies to whoever it was) who said in print once, 'David Carradine lives the life that Hunter Thompson only writes about.'”

Ifs Thinking Writing May Has Beens Said Live Life Print Apology Toms Hunters

Book:The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend

Source: The Kill Bill Diary: The Making of a Tarantino Classic as Seen Through the Eyes of a Screen Legend

“But, Tarantino has seen all of my movies. He's seen my good stuff, he's seen my bad stuff, he's seen the ones I directed, he's read my autobiography. There's an awful lot of things he knows about me, all of which I think had something to do with his casting.”

Thinking Knows Stuff Awful Autobiography Casting Tarantino Bad Stuff

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“Born to play? Hmmm. Probably Romeo... or Hamlet, I guess. Also, I'd be a great Alexander the Great.”

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“I don't need to convince anybody that I know kung fu, but maybe somebody needs to know that I really can act, without doing a Chinese accent or a funny walk.”

Knows Needs Walks Chinese Convince Accents Kung Fu

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“I was involved in a web cartoon of Kung Fu with WB a few years back.”

Years Involved Cartoon Kung Fu

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“I remember when I did the pilot, and I though no network is going to want to do this. How could that happen? A half Chinese guy walking the old west that doesn't fire one gun and never gets on a horse?”

Want Happens Remember Guy Half Fire Walking Gun Horse West Chinese Pilots Remember When Old West

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“I've worked with a lot of real heavy hitters, and Quentin is maybe heads and shoulders, at least a forehead, above just about anybody I've ever worked with.”

Real Heavy Shoulders Foreheads Hairstyles Quentin

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“It was pretty extensive - we worked out 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 3 months, which I think is more than anybody in the Olympics. I thought well I don't need this, the girls need it, but it was a gift.”

Thinking Needs Wells Girl Hours Week Months Olympics

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“I'm not regretful about dropping acid, but I could have stopped it a little sooner.”

Littles Regret Dropping Acid Regretful Dropping Acid

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“Quentin and I were constantly finding something new that we had in common and comic books were one of them. I think we were talking about comic books much earlier in our relationship, before I had the part.”

Thinking Book Common Talking Findings Comic Something New Our Relationship Comic Book Quentin New Relationship Finding The One

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“There's an alternative. There's always a third way, and it's not a combination of the other two ways. It's a different way.”

Way Art Two Different Thirds Alternatives Combination Different Ways Martial Arts Two Ways

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“There are no good guys in a Quentin Tarantino movie. They're all bad guys. And you like us. That's Quentin's big talent.”

Bigs Guy Talent Bad Guys Good Guy Quentin Tarantino

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“Because you know how you say I've got to really get down and really do some training and then of course, you never do or you do it for a couple of weeks and slough it back off again but I'm being forced to do something that I really want to do and I loved it.”

Knows Want Courses Know How Week Couple Training Down And Slough

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“You know, I've never actually really believed that death is inevitable. I just think it's a rumor.”

Thinking Knows Inevitable Rumor

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“Why would you be afraid of death? It would be an inconvenience. I have a lot of undone things and it's bound to get in the way. But, no, it doesn't scare me at all.”

Way Would Be Bounds Scare Undone Inconvenience Afraid Of Death

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“Tarantino is the coolest damn guy; he's just so much fun to work with. He might be the best director I've ever worked with. He just seems to know how to do it and he knows how to make you feel good about it. He's having so much fun you start having fun. You can't help it.”

Knows Feels Helping Seems Might Guy Fun Know How Directors Feel Good Having Fun Damn Being The Best Make You Feel Good Tarantino

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“Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that. I just started doin' it in front of an audience and had to deliver.”

Kind Actors Audience Fronts Training

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About the Author

Born: December 8, 1936
Died: June 3, 2009
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 25

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