“One of my career ambitions was fulfilled working with John [Hurt]. I loved his work long before I ever had the idea of being an actor, so I was nervous to meet him. I was like a fanboy, like that annoying character on 'Saturday Night Live'. I'm sitting there. 'Do you remember when you were in 'Midnight Express'? Remember that scene you were in?' And he doesn't disappoint.” LongIdeasCharacterRememberNightActorsHurtCareersSceneAmbitionSittingNervousAnnoyingFulfilledSaturdayMidnightRemember WhenDisappointSaturday NightSaturday Night Live Author:Gary Oldman
“With Saturday Night Live you're looking for any hook, any way to stay on the show.” WayShowsNightSaturdayHookSaturday NightSaturday Night Live Author:David Spade
“I film so much and I'm working so much that when I do get even a Saturday or a Sunday off, I just literally watch movies or sleep or hang out with my close friends and relax.” FilmSleepWatchesRelaxSundayHanging OutSaturdayClose FriendsWatch Movie Author:Nina Dobrev
“The bottom line is that I wanted to come back and play in the Premier League again and wake up on Saturday morning and really fancy getting out there and playing in front of this fantastic support, scoring goals and enjoying football. (on returning to the premiership)” PlayWantedEnjoyGoalLinesMorningSupportFrontsFootballEnglandWake UpBottomFantasticLeagueFancySaturdayBottom LinePremier LeagueSaturday MorningScoring Goals Author:Michael Owen
“The earliest stand-up comedy I was aware of was Bill Cosby. I watched Saturday Night Live as soon as I was aware of it, and Monty Python used to be on PBS at weird hours, so I used to try to watch that. And I loved George Carlin on SNL, that was the first stand-up I ever really remember seeing on TV. And then Steve Martin. I guess I was in fifth or sixth grade when Steve Martin showed up, and he was instantly my idol. And Richard Pryor around the same time too, I sort of became aware of him, though I don't remember the first time I saw him.” TryingFirstsRememberUsedNightHoursWatchesSawsComedySeeingTvsFirst TimeBillsUsed To BeGradesIdolsSaturdayFifthSaturday NightStand Up ComedySaturday Night LivePythonSnlSixth GradeMontyPbs Author:Louis C. K.
“On Saturdays I worked all day in Hunter Gaunt's drugstore in Winchester, and then at night, my mother drove me to Front Royal, where I sang pop tunes.” MotherNightFrontsPopsTunesSaturdayHuntersRoyal Author:Patsy Cline
“I was 11 when a teacher suggested to my parents that they should send me to drama classes to curb my disruptive ways in the classroom. The next Saturday I was acting, and thereafter it became a ritual of my youth to see a show at the Belvoir on Sundays and, if I was lucky, another at the Opera House on Monday after school.” IfsWayShouldShowsSchoolNextHouseParentActingClassTeacherYouthDramaLuckySundayRitualOperaClassroomSaturdayMondayCurbDisruptiveAfter SchoolOpera HouseDrama Class Author:David Wenham
“My humor is a lot like Kristen Wiig's from 'Saturday Night Live' or 'Bridesmaids.' Quirky, off the beaten path.” NightPathBeatenSaturdaySaturday NightQuirkySaturday Night LiveBeaten PathBridesmaidsOff The Beaten Path Author:Nicole Ari Parker
“The 1920s are the decade that signaled the arrival of a gift that still means a lot to us: Saturday.” MeanStillsDecadesSaturdayArrivals Author:Amity Shlaes
“When I was four or five, my father had a general store in Winchester and I don't think the farmers could ever leave on Saturday afternoon until I had been placed up on the counter to sing.” ThinkingFatherFiveFourStoresFarmersAfternoonSaturdaySaturday Afternoon Author:Dinah Shore
“The singer who really opened the door for me was Sarah Vaughan. But I listen to so much music, especially when I was growing up. My parents loved jazz music, so on Saturday [laughing] it would be the "Longine's Symphonettes," and on Sunday it was Mahalia Jackson.” Would BeParentLaughingGrowing UpGrowingDoorsJazzSingersSundaySaturdayJazz Music Author:Dianne Reeves
“I'm more of a comedian. I wouldn't mind being on SNL (Saturday Night Live). I think that would be cool.” ThinkingMindWould BeNightComedianSaturdaySaturday NightBeing CoolSaturday Night LiveSnl Author:Cheyenne Kimball
“I want to win a Grammy. I want to be on the cover of Rolling Stone. I want to be a musical guest on 'Saturday Night Live.' And I want to play arenas and have tons of people watching me.” PeopleWantPlayNightWinningStonesMusicalGuestsRollingSaturdayArenaSaturday NightRolling StonesSaturday Night LiveGrammy Author:Cheyenne Kimball
“I got in before SoHo was SoHo. It was just Little Italy when I was in there. It's still off the touristy track. It's just away from the Saturday action, the crowds and everything. It's too expensive. It's insane. You've got to be a billionaire to live on Manhattan now.” LittlesStillsActionTrackCrowdsInsaneExpensiveSaturdayBillionaireManhattanSoho Author:Joni Mitchell
“The story we hear over and over again is: Boy in science class, very nice to the girl, says, "Please come to our party on Saturday night." She, of course, shows up. He hands her two, three, four, five drinks. She becomes so inebriated he says, "You can sleep it off in my room. It'll be safe." Or, "I'll walk you home." It's all premeditated with the intention of having sex with that woman without her consent when she's passed out. It's a huge issue.” TwoStoriesShowsHomeHandsNightGirlThreeCoursesSexSleepWalksRoomsPartyClassBoysIssuesFiveFourNiceHugeDrinkPleaseSafeIntentionConsentSaturdayVery NiceSaturday NightHaving SexScience Class Author:Kirsten Gillibrand
“Bill Clinton blasted anti-immigration supporters at the National Council of La Raza convention in Los Angeles Saturday. Thousands of Hispanics poured into Los Angeles for the convention. The hot weather in the desert kept the numbers down.” NumbersHotBillsClintonImmigrationWeatherDesertLos AngelesConventionsSaturdaySupporterCouncilHot Weather Author:Argus Hamilton
“President Obama shopped at a book store to help support Small Business Saturday. He bought fifteen books. His tax policies and his health care law have been so brutal on small businesses the only way they can survive is if he shops there personally.” IfsWayHas BeensBookHelpingCareLawPresidentSupportPolicyTaxesStoresHealth CareShopsPresident ObamaBrutalFifteenSaturdaySmall Business Author:Argus Hamilton
“I started working myself from about 14, really, so I wasn't a burden on my family. I did a paper round and a milk round. When I was 15 or 16, I worked in a supermarket on Saturdays stacking shelves, and then every summer I temped, right through university until my working days started.” PaperSummerMy FamilyRoundsUniversityBurdenMilkShelvesSaturdaySupermarketsStacking Author:Sanjeev Bhaskar
“When I was a kid, I loved horror films. I used to stay up on Saturday night to watch.” KidsFilmUsedNightWatchesHorrorSaturdaySaturday NightHorror Film Author:Richard Jenkins
“It must be good to die in Toronto. The transition between life and death would be continuous, painless and scarcely noticeable in this silent town. I dreaded the Sundays and prayed to God that if he chose for me to die in Toronto, he would let it be on a Saturday afternoon to save me from one more Toronto Sunday.” IfsWould BeDiesTownsSilentBe GoodLife And DeathSundayTransitionAfternoonSaturdayTorontoSave MePainlessBetween Life And DeathSaturday Afternoon Book:Quest: An Autobiography Source: Quest: An Autobiography
“The sanctity of prayer is needed to impregnate business. We need the spirit of Sunday carried over to Monday and continued until Saturday. But this cannot be done by prayerless men, but by men of prayer.” MenNeedsDoneSpiritPrayerNeededSundaySaturdayMondaySanctity Author:Edward McKendree Bounds
“I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.” IfsKnowsEnoughShowsWould BeNightSaturdaySaturday NightSaturday Night Live Author:Lindsey Vonn
“As you all know by now, Barack Obama sent out a cell phone text message at 3 a.m. on Saturday morning to tell everyone he picked Joe Biden as his vice president. How do you think this makes Hillary Clinton feel, huh? Finally, she gets a telephone call at 3 a.m., it's to tell her they picked Joe Biden.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsPresidentMorningMessagesClintonPhonesVicesCellsBarackSaturdayTelephonesCell PhoneVice PresidentBidenText MessageSaturday Morning Author:Jay Leno
“President Clinton broke ground Saturday for the World War II memorial in Washington. He'll never have the military's full respect. However, after surviving ten female accusers, he's been made an honorary member of the Tailhook Association.” WorldMadeWarPresidentMilitaryTenMembersFemaleClintonBrokeWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiAssociationWorld War ISaturdaySurvivingMemorialEver AfterPresident ClintonAccusersHonorary Author:Argus Hamilton
“Bisexuality doubles your chances of a date on a Saturday night. I believe that sex is a beautiful thing between two people. Between five, it's fantastic. If there is reincarnation, I'd like to come back as Warren Beatty's fingertips. I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own. My love life is terrible. The last time I was inside a woman was when I visited the Statue of Liberty. Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go it's a pretty good one.” PeopleIfsLoveBelieveTwoFunnyLastsBeautifulLife IsNightI BelieveSexChanceMy OwnLove IsLibertyPracticeFiveLoversTerribleHumorousEmptyExperienceDatingFantasticFilmmakerLove LifeBeautiful ThingsReincarnationLast TimeSaturdayStatuesWithout LoveSaturday NightMasturbationFunny LoveHumoristsFingertipsBisexualityStatue Of LibertyGood LoveFunny JokesBeattySex Without LoveGood Lovers Author:Woody Allen
“'Saturday Night Fever,' Paula Abdul, 'Fame,' Debbie Allen... all affected me and the generation before me.” NightGenerationsFameAffectedSaturdayFeverSaturday NightSaturday Night Fever Author:Laurieann Gibson
“You know who's upset now with ISIS? Al Qaeda. It's because ISIS is getting more attention than Al Qaeda. So now, Saturday night will be Ayman al-Zawahiri bobblehead night.” KnowsNightAttentionUpsetAlsSaturdayIsisAl QaedaSaturday Night Author:David Letterman
“I train Monday through Saturday. I usually have fitness training for 90 minutes, then I'm on the tennis court for 3 to 4 hours.” HoursMinutesTrainingCourtTrainTennisSaturdayMondayFitness TrainingTennis Courts Author:Sloane Stephens
“I don`t control the schedule of the networks. We have three of our debates that are on network television, and those are on Saturday nights. We have three other debates that are during the week. And unfortunately, broadcast network programming is less flexible than cable network programming.” NightThreeWeekTelevisionDebateProgrammingSchedulesSaturdayFlexibleCablesSaturday Night Author:Hillary Clinton
“Sometimes the proprietors of the little juke joints gave me a couple dollars. I loved that. I'd go back next Saturday.” LittlesSometimesNextCoupleDollarsSaturdayJoints Author:B. B. King
“I was a kid, I loved music, that was our social thing. That's what we bonded on. That's what my Saturday nights were, looking to see what bands were playing. And some of those people were the coolest people ever. I want to participate in that. And I hope other people feel that and they're like, "Yeah man, this is part of it, this is why I love music."” PeopleMenWantFeelsKidsNightSocialBandYeahSaturdayMusic LoveSaturday NightI Love Music Author:Stephen Malkmus
“I used to hate to go to school, because when it was Friday afternoon and everybody was finished school, I knew I was going to work Saturday and Sunday.” SchoolUsedHateFinishedSundayAfternoonSaturdayFridayGoing To WorkSaturday And SundayFriday AfternoonFinished School Author:Riccardo Tisci
“Sometimes when I'm healthier on a big day, I feel better about myself. If I eat terribly and I don't sleep well and I drink too much - three or four or five days in a row - it really catches up to me. It's good to have one fun day, as I call it, whether it be a Saturday, a Sunday, a Monday. It doesn't matter.” IfsFeelsWellsSometimesMatterBigsThreeFunSleepFiveToo MuchFourDrinkSundayFeel BetterSaturdayMondaySleep WellFun Day Author:Molly Sims
“[London is] one of the best cities in the world. There is just so much culture there and so much history and so much diversity. It's just a perfect place to grow up. I studied at the Guildhall every Saturday so I'd always be in town every weekend doing that. I was kind of a city boy really.” WorldKindCultureGrowsPerfectCitiesBoysGrowing UpDiversityTownsLondonWeekendSaturdayCities In The World Author:Douglas Booth
“I actually wrote the song first as "well, it's 9 o'clock on a Saturday." That bit. Then I said, You know what? It needs some kind of an introduction to kind of set the mood and set the flavor. So I just played this kind of cocktail lounge thing, the hustle and bustle of waitresses going by - that kind of thing.” KnowsNeedsFirstsWellsKindSaidSongBitsMoodClockSaturdayFlavorIntroductionHustleCocktailsWaitressBustleHustle And Bustle Author:Billy Joel
“I'm a really big homebody. If I had my way, a typical Saturday night would be staying home, ordering in, watching a movie or catching up on some shows.” IfsWayShowsHomeBigsWould BeNightMy WayStayingTypicalSaturdayCatchingSaturday NightCatching UpHomebodies Author:Christine Taylor
“Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.” MenNightEvery ManSundayWeekendSaturdayFridayBathsSaturday Night Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“I'm wishing every Saturday had primaries, because welcome to an amazing Sunday, where everything seems a tad bit clearer this morning.” SeemsWishBitsMorningWelcomePrimariesSundaySaturday Author:Chuck Todd
“We're shaking up a format, which I think is always a good thing. The thing about [2011 Oscar hosts] James [Franco] and Anne [Hathaway] is, they've both hosted Saturday Night Live, and they both did a good job at it. So they are accustomed to working with short rehearsal time, and live, lots of pressure, rewrites, things like that. They can make quick changes, which is very advantageous, and they're skilled comedians.” ThinkingJobsNightPressureGood ThingsComedianHostOscarsSaturdayGood JobAccustomedRehearsalShakingFormatSaturday NightSaturday Night LiveFrancoQuick Change Author:Bruce Vilanch
“There was a band in San Diego, Bluegrass Etc, that played a weekly gig. My parents would take my brother and me every Saturday night for 7 or 8 years. Sean and I started taking lessons with them and they gave us a great foundation in bluegrass instrumentation. They were the lens through which I saw music for a very long time.” YearsLongNightParentSawsBrotherLessonsBandLong TimeFoundationMy BrotherEtcSaturdayLensesGigsSaturday NightSeanSan DiegoBluegrassInstrumentation Author:Sara Watkins
“It's a real democratic time for comedy, and I think my special is a sign for that. You don't have to just be a classic stand-up to get a special, or you don't just have to be on Saturday Night Live to do characters and sketch on TV. The web has allowed me to show that there are different ways to make people laugh, and the special is a combination of those things.” PeopleThinkingWayDifferentRealCharacterShowsNightLaughingComedySpecialTvsDemocraticCombinationDifferent WaysClassicSaturdayMaking People LaughSaturday NightSaturday Night Live Author:Nick Kroll
“Dad mistook - for some reason unbeknownst to me - he mistook his family for a platoon of Marines. I mean, he - the exact same thing he brought to the disciplining of a squadron, a battalion, a platoon, he brought to the disciplining of his children. He ran the house - he had Saturday morning inspections for us, he had white-glove inspections for us as kids.” MeanChildrenReasonKidsHouseWhiteMorningDadRanSaturdayMarineGlovesInspectionSaturday Morning Author:Terry Gross
“Your Monday is not going to be like Saturday; the emotions are going to be different.” DifferentEmotionSaturdayMonday Author:Jean Grae
“I know my mom said as early as she can remember letting me watch TV, my one treat a week when I was like 6 was to stay up and watch 'Saturday Night Live.'” KnowsSaidRememberNightWatchesWeekTvsMomTreatsMy MomSaturdaySaturday NightSaturday Night Live Author:Rashida Jones
“Many Saturday mornings, I take 495 from Fairfax to Maryland in the morning, and I'm astonished by the speed of many of the drivers. Even when I drive 70 mph, I'm being passed by people driving 80-90+ at times.” PeopleMorningSpeedDrivingDriversSaturdaySaturday MorningMarylandMph Author:Robert James Thomson
“I just got back from Hawaii on Saturday, and it's so depressing how quickly all the stresses and the stressful energy of L.A. comes bombarding back. Everyone's in a rush, you're annoying everyone, get out of their way, everyone's most important than you are, has got somewhere more important to be - very draining town. But I still love it in many ways. I wouldn't leave California. I think it's a fantastic state, if you can't be in Hawaii all the time.” IfsThinkingWayStillsImportantStatesEnergyStressTownsFantasticCaliforniaAnnoyingDepressingSaturdayHawaiiStressfulDraining Author:Natalie Maines
“John Cassavetes wrote A Woman Under the Influence as a play. He said, "Hey, I wrote you a play." And I said, "Great, let's read it." I read it and I said, "John, I couldn't do this every night and twice on Wednesday and Saturday".” SaidPlayNightInfluenceHeyEvery NightSaturdayWednesday Author:Gena Rowlands
“I would say what makes me vulnerable is when I allow my mind to spiral. You know? When I start not being in the present moment and I start skipping ahead and picturing my daughter driving on the freeway on a late saturday night.” KnowsMindMomentsNightLateDaughterDrivingVulnerablePresent MomentMy DaughterSaturdaySaturday NightSpiralsFreewaysDriving On Author:Lauren Bowles
“There is a man up in Philadelphia, I've known him for 50 years now, his name is Sid Mark. He does a radio program featuring Frank Sinatra music exclusively - one show for decades, "Friday with Frank," "Saturday with Sinatra," "Sunday with Sinatra," for decades. This is something that is really quite important.” MenYearsDoeImportantShowsNamesKnownProgramMarkRadioDecadesSundayFrankSaturdayFridayPhiladelphiaSids Author:Frank Sinatra, Jr.
“If someone complains about Europe from Monday to Saturday then nobody is going to believe him on Sunday when he says he is a convinced European.” IfsBelieveEuropeConvincedComplainingSundaySaturdayMonday Author:Jean-Claude Juncker