December 5: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on December 5.
Calvin Trillin, writer (December 5, 1935–present)
“I actually think of being funny as an odd turn of mind, like a mild disability, some weird way of looking at the world that you can’t get rid of.” —Calvin Trillin
Plimpton, George. “Calvin Trillin, The Art of Humor No. 3.” The Paris Review, Fall 1995, https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1552/the-art-of-humor-no-3-calvin-trillin
“My father, who was technically an immigrant—he came when he was an infant—wanted me to be an American, preferably an American president. He didn’t go to college. Before I was born he wanted me to go specifically to Yale, which he thought would help. It was easy for him to think I could be president: he didn’t have to worry about being president himself, being ineligible because he wasn’t born in the United States.” —Calvin Trillin
Plimpton, George. “Calvin Trillin, The Art of Humor No. 3.” The Paris Review, Fall 1995, https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1552/the-art-of-humor-no-3-calvin-trillin
Little Richard, singer and songwriter (December 5, 1932–May 9, 2020)
“I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock ‘n’ roll.” —Little Richard
Potter, Jordan. “Little Richard on why Elvis Presley was more popular.” Far Out, June 20, 2022, https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/little-richard-why-elvis-presley-was-more-popular/
“Elvis started white people to really sing rock ‘n’ roll.” —Little Richard
Potter, Jordan. “Little Richard on why Elvis Presley was more popular.” Far Out, June 20, 2022, https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/little-richard-why-elvis-presley-was-more-popular/
Walt Disney, animator and entrepreneur (December 5, 1901–December 15, 1966)
“I figured that it was idiotic to make pieces for children, because a 10-cant or 15-cent audience is unimportant in this business. So all of our work was slanted principally at an adult audience. ‘Snow White’ road-showed at prices ranging from 85 cents up, proved that parents would pay even those prices for their children’s attendance.” —Walt Disney
Sullivan, Ed. “Interview with Walt Disney about ‘Snow White.’” Newspapers.com, 1938, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4025552/interview-with-walt-disney-about-snow/
“‘Snow White’ was more than a picture to me. It was a life saver. The bank had loaned me $1,500,000, and they were getting jittery, because all I had to show them was drawings.” —Walt Disney
Sullivan, Ed. “Interview with Walt Disney about ‘Snow White.’” Newspapers.com, 1938, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4025552/interview-with-walt-disney-about-snow/
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