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Years Ago Quotes

Looking back to measure how far we've come.

This years ago quotes collection reflects on shifting workplace norms and a screenplay that stood out immediately on a first read. See our About quotes for related reflections on the past.

When I first read the script a few years ago I thought it was one of the best written scripts I had ever read.

Quotes by Victor Garber

I studied and performed and even taught mime years ago.

Quotes by Tom Bergeron

Garry Trudeau put me in the Doonesbury strip many years ago. So I've been a cartoon once.

Quotes by Steve Cropper

As you get older what you think was 10 years ago was actually 15 years ago.

Quotes by Simon Fowler

About Quotes

Years ago when I was at Fox, I was the executive on 'Raising Arizona.'

Quotes by Scott Rudin

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to be home with my family.

Quotes by Rick Moranis

Broadcast TV is like the landline of 20 years ago.

Quotes by Reed Hastings

I'd have stopped writing years ago if it were for the money.

Paulo Coelho

I first met Walt Disney 25 or 30 years ago.

Quotes by Paul Winchell

Arizona Quotes

The Backstreet Boys were so ten years ago. Whatever.

Quotes by Paris Hilton

Aristotle wrote the 'Poetics' 2,400 years ago. It's really an instruction manual for aspiring filmmakers. It's as valid today as it was then.

Quotes by Nicholas Jarecki

The Longs event was the first LPGA event that I played in 8 years ago.

Quotes by Natalie Gulbis

I decided years ago that I am just unfashionable.

Quotes by Melvyn Bragg

Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil.

Quotes by Leigh Steinberg

Aspiring Quotes

Teamwork was more accepted 40 years ago.

Quotes by Ken Olsen

I don't remember what I did fifty years ago.

Quotes by Julius Schwartz

Actors didn't use to be celebrities. A hundred years ago, they put the theaters next to the brothels.

Quotes by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

I couldn't have recorded this record 15 years ago. My voice didn't have the depth to pull these songs off.

Quotes by John Mellencamp

I didn't really discover yakuza films until about five or six years ago.

Quotes by John Foster

Athlete Quotes

I saw the Stones three years ago at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. and that was mind blowing.

Quotes by Joe Elliott

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of 'years ago' moments are covered here?
They range from a script that impressed on a first read to shifts in workplace culture and even a nod to classical writing on filmmaking.
Is there a quote about workplace change?
Yes, one notes that teamwork was more widely accepted decades ago compared to more recent attitudes.
Do any quotes reference historical writing?
One credits a centuries-old text on storytelling as still functioning like a practical how-to guide for filmmakers today.
Is performance history part of this topic?
Yes, one quote recalls studying and performing mime years earlier in someone's career.
How does this connect to our Aspiring quotes?
Looking back often shapes future ambition, so pair this set with our Aspiring quotes for related reflections.

Another line credits Aristotle's centuries-old writing with still shaping how films get made today. Pair this set with our Aspiring and Athlete quotes.