November 22: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on November 22.
Scarlett Johansson, actor (November 22, 1984–present)
“I watched a lot of movies from the golden age of Hollywood and was an enormous Judy Garland fan. She was so beautiful and vulnerable, and was such an incredible actor to watch on film. Her performances all felt so emotionally pure and available.” —Scarlett Johansson
Regensdorf, Laura. “Scarlett Johansson on Motherhood, Superhero Workouts, and Her New Minimalist Beauty Brand.” Vanity Fair, March 1, 2022, https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/02/scarlett-johansson-the-outset-clean-skin-care-interview
“Every piece I commit to has to feel meaningful and not just like I’m working because I’m afraid I’m never going to work again.” —Scarlett Johansson
Regensdorf, Laura. “Scarlett Johansson on Motherhood, Superhero Workouts, and Her New Minimalist Beauty Brand.” Vanity Fair, March 1, 2022, https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/02/scarlett-johansson-the-outset-clean-skin-care-interview
Terry Gilliam, actor and comedian (November 22, 1940–present)
“Yeah, I said #MeToo is a witch hunt. I really feel there were a lot of people, decent people, or mildly irritating people, who were getting hammered. That’s wrong. I don’t like mob mentality. These were ambitious adults.” —Terry Gilliam
Pollard, Alexandra. “Terry Gilliam: ‘I’m tired of white men being blamed for everything wrong with the world.’” Independent, January 4, 2020, https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/terry-gilliam-interview-harvey-weinstein-victims-metoo-race-a9269136.html
“I understand that men have had more power longer, but I’m tired, as a white male, of being blamed for everything that is wrong with the world. I didn’t do it!” —Terry Gilliam
Pollard, Alexandra. “Terry Gilliam: ‘I’m tired of white men being blamed for everything wrong with the world.’” Independent, January 4, 2020, https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/terry-gilliam-interview-harvey-weinstein-victims-metoo-race-a9269136.html
George Eliot, author (November 22, 1819–December 22, 1880)
“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” —George Eliot
Eliot, George. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of Middlemarch.” Project Gutenberg, June 16, 2022, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/145/145-h/145-h.htm
“Of course, men know best about everything, except what women know better.” —George Eliot
Eliot, George. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of Middlemarch.” Project Gutenberg, June 16, 2022, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/145/145-h/145-h.htm
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