James Ransone Quotes

I'm no genius, sure, but I'm no dum-dum.

I am not that smart.

I actually don't think that I'm that much smarter than anybody else. It's just that I frequently just seem to know what to do, and I think that's wisdom.

There's a confidence that comes from youth and not knowing better. But there comes a point, as an actor, when you do know better, and that is when the fear starts.

I am not the worst singer.

I was born in D.C. on 8th Street. I know what's up. I know what time it is. I used to hang out in Brooklyn and in the Bronx as a teenager. I know what the real world is like.

I'm a little smarter than most.

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

I do not walk around imaging myself to be intimidating or smart.

I am never afraid of what I know.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.

I was smart, to tell you the truth. I'm not really bright, but I'm not stupid.

I think the reason I am important is that I know everything.

Mature? Yeah, I get told that a lot. I don't know if it's true. I guess I try to be bright.

I think as far as self-promotion goes, I probably have a lot to learn.

I've been around a while. I kinda know these things.

I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with the knowledge of what I've been through, take all that experience and use it. I love the challenge of trying to get back to where I've been, and beyond it.

I am no dummy, mate, that's for sure.

I couldn't do my show without spending 12 years on the streets of Humboldt Park. It made me a better interrogator. Still, if they had taken me out of my squad car and gave me a show, I would've been terrible. But on 'Springer,' the spotlight was on Jerry and I got to grow up within the show.

One who is shy will never gain knowledge, nor one who is proud.

I pride myself on knowing the defense.

As I've said many times, it's one thing to dream about something; it's another thing to experience it. It's one thing to think you're good enough; it's another thing to know you're good enough.

The wise speak only of what they know

I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all.

Knowingness is sexy. The opposite of sexy is naivete.