August 9: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on August 9.
Gillian Anderson, actor (August 9, 1968–present)
“Depending on the day and what I’m working on, and my need to focus or whatever, I can be very relaxed and jovial, and then sometimes I can be serious and slightly shut down. I’m sure that must be confusing for people.” —Gillian Anderson
Nicholson, Rebecca. “Gillian Anderson: ‘I fall in love with my characters.’” The Guardian, September 8, 2019, https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/sep/08/gillian-anderson-i-fall-in-love-with-my-characters.
“There’s something so comical about a dress with panniers. When one is wearing a dress that looks like that, it immediately makes you feel like you’re in a comedy or should be in a comedy. It affects everything. It affects how you move, how you go through doorways, how you sit. It’s a lot of weight on one’s hips.” —Gillian Anderson
Radish, Christina. “Gillian Anderson on ‘The Great’ Season 2, Why She Wanted to Be Part of the Series, and Filming the Slapping Scene.” Collider, November 22, 2021, https://collider.com/gillian-anderson-the-great-season-2-eleanor-roosevelt-first-lady-interview/.
Deion Sanders, football player and coach (August 9, 1967–present)
“Well, I take advantage of opportunities. But opportunities must present themselves. And it has to really be me. Like, anything I associate with, it has to really be me. And you have to be authentic or the people won’t feel it, or I won’t feel it. Like, say, for instance, if I was endorsing a hotel that I’ve never stayed. I wouldn’t do that even though – if they wanted to give me a bag. I’m not built like that. I can’t live a lie like that, I can’t.” —Deion Sanders
Williams, Jay. “NFL Legend Deion Sanders on HBCUs and Raising the Next Generation of Black Athletes.” NPR, March 1, 2022, https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1083678379.
“This is my favorite book, man, next to the Bible, ‘The Little Engine That Could.’ Let me tell you something, man, that engine was denied a few times, man, before he hooked onto that other engine. And he just said one thing, I think I can, I think I can. And that’s all it is, is I believe.” —Deion Sanders
Williams, Jay. “NFL Legend Deion Sanders on HBCUs and Raising the Next Generation of Black Athletes.” NPR, March 1, 2022, https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1083678379.
Brett Hull, hockey player (August 9, 1964–present)
“The only regret I have leaving St. Louis is I didn’t tell the truth when I left. It made me look like the bad guy because I loved the fans so much. I wish I would have told them it was all management that was making me leave, because I wanted to stay.” —Brett Hull
Buck, Joe. “Brett Hull talks about the Arena, Keenan and cockroaches in candid interview with Joe Buck.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 13, 2017, https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/brett-hull-talks-about-the-arena-keenan-and-cockroaches-in-candid-interview-with-joe-buck/article_53663e5f-d30d-5204-bbea-1c6be1fec264.html.
“I would like to be remembered as a guy who may have changed the game a little, was outspoken enough to have people open their minds and maybe think about change and just a guy who enjoyed playing and tried to entertain the fans as much as he could.” —Brett Hull
Buck, Joe. “Brett Hull talks about the Arena, Keenan and cockroaches in candid interview with Joe Buck.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 13, 2017, https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/brett-hull-talks-about-the-arena-keenan-and-cockroaches-in-candid-interview-with-joe-buck/article_53663e5f-d30d-5204-bbea-1c6be1fec264.html.
Whitney Houston, singer and actress (August 9, 1963–February 11, 2012)
“When I became ‘Whitney Houston’ and all this other stuff that happened, my life became the world’s. My privacy. My business. Who I was with. Who I married. And I was, like, that’s not fair. I wanted to go to the park. I wanted to walk down the street with my husband, hand in hand, without somebody looking at us or having the media always in my business.” —Whitney Houston
Winfrey, Oprah. “Whitney Houston Tells All.” Oprah.com, https://www.oprah.com/entertainment/oprahs-exclusive-interview-with-whitney-houston/all.
“When you don’t speak and you live in the same home and you’re sitting right next to that person and you’re not saying a word for a week? You’re just sitting there? And you’re just watching TV? That’s bad.” —Whitney Houston
Winfrey, Oprah. “Whitney Houston Tells All.” Oprah.com, https://www.oprah.com/entertainment/oprahs-exclusive-interview-with-whitney-houston/all.
Sam Elliott, actor (August 9, 1944–present)
“Gary Cooper was my guy.” —Sam Elliott
Dukes, Billy. “Sam Elliott Has Harsh Words for ‘Yellowstone.’” Taste of Country, March 14, 2022, https://tasteofcountry.com/sam-elliott-not-a-yellowstone-fan/.
“Film is a great medium to be collaborative in.” —Sam Elliott
Minow, Nell. “Don’t Take It Too Serious: Sam Elliott on ‘The Hero.’” RogerEbert.com, June 12, 2017, https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/dont-take-it-too-serious-sam-elliott-on-the-hero.
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