Quotes by Roy Clark - Page 1

I used to rejuvenate in 'Hee Haw.'
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Used
Haw
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Television really has been responsible for everything that I've done successfully.
Roy Clark /
Successfully
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'Hee Haw' was a concept that nobody (including myself) thought would ever succeed.
Roy Clark /
Haw
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I've told everyone that I grew old on 'Hee Haw,' but I could've grown old without it.
Roy Clark /
Haw
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I was the token bumpkin. It became, 'Let's get that Clark guy. He's easy to get along with.'
Roy Clark /
Became
Clark
Token
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There were some that said if you hung in long enough, the world would catch on, and they have.
Roy Clark /
Hung
Enough World Long
Catch
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Music was my salvation, the thing I loved most and did best. Whatever was fun, I'd go do that.
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Salvation
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When I hear or see his name, I see the Glen I've always known. There will never, ever be another Glen Campbell.
Roy Clark /
Always Will See
Campbell
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A lot of the big stars of today got their beginnings and their first network and national exposure from 'Hee Haw.'
Roy Clark /
Exposure
Beginnings
Haw
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All the mail that I got, half of it said, 'You looked exactly like my brother,' or, 'You look exactly like so-and-so.'
Roy Clark /
Brother
Half
Mail
Exactly
Looked
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I keep a band of great young people around me, and we're not musically restrained. It's not about 'Let's do it correct' but 'Let's do it right.'
Roy Clark /
Great Me People
Great Me Keep
Correct
Musically
Restrained
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The first musical sound I ever heard was from a banjo. My father played, and I was an infant in a crib, and something just stayed with me from those early days.
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Heard
Infant
Musical
Sound
Played
Banjo
Days
First
Crib
Early
Early Days
Ever
Stayed
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I'm a firm believer in smiles. I used to believe that everything had to be a belly laugh. But I've come to realize that a real sincere smile is mighty powerful.
Roy Clark /
Smile
Believer
Belly
Firm
Powerful
Real
Sincere
Used
Come
Firm Believer
Laugh
Mighty
Realize
Smiles
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The only thing that kept us from going bigger worldwide was the language barrier. All the corn that we did on 'Hee Haw,' it was hard to translate into their slang.
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Corn
Slang
Barrier
Haw
Worldwide
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I think, basically, we didn't hurt anyone. We were out there having a good time. You can go and get educated, but you can come to 'Hee Haw' and get another education.
Roy Clark /
Having A Good Time
Education Time Good
Haw
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The show changed my life in so many remarkable ways. Now in my 82nd year, I have been blessed with a wonderful 67-year career with 'Hee Haw' as the icing on the cake.
Roy Clark /
Blessed
Cake
Changed
Icing
Remarkable
Wonderful
Life My Life Blessed
Haw
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We weren't selling anything. We were just having a good time. And that feeling - there are people who say, 'I wish my kids, I wish my generation, had a chance to see it.'
Roy Clark /
Having A Good Time
My Generation
Selling
Wish
Time Good Chance
Generation
Good Time
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First and foremost, I am most proud of how 'Hee Haw' did its part to help pave the way for country music to burst from its regional roots to remarkable worldwide popularity.
Roy Clark /
Popularity
Proud
Remarkable
Roots
Burst
Country Music
Music I Am Country
Foremost
Haw
Pave
Regional
Worldwide
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Sure, I had dreams of being a star when I was 18. I could've pushed it, too, but it wouldn't have happened any sooner. I'm lucky. What's happened has happened in spite of me.
Roy Clark /
Spite
Sooner
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I've always wanted to be the first one to laugh at me. I didn't want to get up on stage and start doing something and have someone say, 'Are you serious? Do you think that's good?'
Roy Clark /
Good Start Always
Be The First
Good Me Start
First One
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Humor is a blessing to me. My earliest recollections are of looking at something and seeing the lighter side. But it's always spontaneous. I couldn't write a comedy skit for someone else.
Roy Clark /
Blessing
Skit
Spontaneous
Humor Always Me
Earliest
Lighter
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We didn't burn out. We were fresh. So when you go through the 13 shows, that was it until the next time. That way, you went out and did your concerts and things, and you were ready to go again.
Roy Clark /
Concerts
Next Time
Time Your Way
Burn
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To put it better, we believe the radar gun will get you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues. Tools will get you drafted, but you have to be able to play to get to the big leagues.
Roy Clark /
Gun
Radar
Tools
Believe Better Will
Big Leagues
Drafted
Leagues
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Of all the people that I got a chance to meet as I was growing up, probably one of the most famous was Eddie Peabody. I saw him live in person when I was just a child, and that excited me to want to learn more.
Roy Clark /
Eddie
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I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.
Roy Clark /
Leadership
Aggressive
Football Field
Teammate
Football Game Fun
How Much
Qualities
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Absolutely the worst thing about this job is the travel and being away from family. I have a wife and three wonderful children, the kids are all active in sports and it's very difficult to up and leave and miss them growing up.
Roy Clark /
Active
Miss
Worst Thing
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In Georgia it's a little different because of the East Cobb program. It's such a strong program that we see a lot of kids that come through here on a lot of different teams from across the country that come here to play in tournaments.
Roy Clark /
East
Georgia
Program
Tournaments
Across
Teams
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You put this face on television, week in, week out, they'd stop me and they'd say, 'Hey, Roy, how are you doing?' They'd know who I was, what I was, what I looked like, and what I did - all from seeing and hearing it at the same time on television.
Roy Clark /
Hey
Time Face Me
Roy
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As a scouting department, with the confidence we have in our player development, if a guy has the potential that we think they have and the makeup and they stay healthy, we think they will be a productive Major Leaguer. We take a lot of pride in that.
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Department
Development
Makeup
Pride
Scouting
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We draft mostly high school kids and we have one of the finest, if not the finest, player development programs and coaching staffs and we teach our players the right way to play. We also have a game plan in scouting, and there are certain types of players that we look for.
Roy Clark /
Certain
Development
Finest
Game Plan
High School
Right Way
School
Scouting
Teach
Game
Draft
High
Look Game Way
Programs
Mostly
Plan
School Kids
Types
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So I'm going to tell you, it's going to be a good year. There are good players all over this country, and it is our job as a scouting department to find them, draft them, sign them, develop them, and help us to continue to win championships. So it's going to be a good year.
Roy Clark /
Department
Scouting
Championships
Develop
Draft
Sign
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