Sparrow Quotes

(asked by Rolling Stone if there was a "gay undercurrent" in his character Capt. Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean` films) Well, there was a great book I read . . . What was it called? "Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition". A very interesting book. I wasn`t exactly going for that with the character. And Keith is not flamboyant in his actions. Keith is pretty stealth. But with Jack, it was more that I liked the idea of being ambiguous, of taking this character and making everything a little bit . . . questionable. Because women were thought to be bad luck on ships. And these pirates would go out for years at a time. So, you know, there is a possibility that one thing might lead to another.

Sure, I find it touching, honestly, but awards are not as important to me as when I meet a 10-year-old kid who says, `I love Captain Jack Sparrow` ... That`s real magic for me.

On his character in the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): "Captain Jack Sparrow is like a cross between Keith Richards and Pepe Le Pew."

Well, there was a great book I read. . . . What was it called? Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition. A very interesting book. I wasn`t exactly going for that with the character. And Keith is not flamboyant in his actions. Keith is pretty stealth. But with Jack, it was more that I liked the idea of being ambiguous, of taking this character and making everything a little bit . . . questionable. Because women were thought to be bad luck on ships. And these pirates would go out for years at a time. So, you know, there is a possibility that one thing might lead to another. (when asked by Rolling Stone if there is a "gay undercurrent" to his portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies)

I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.

The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can`t catch it.

Happy is the person who not only sings, but feels God`s eye is on the sparrow, and knows He watches over me. To be simply ensconced in God is true joy.

I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who have been called upon to part, even temporarily, from their precious children.

There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow

The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

My father, now in heaven, is a keeper of the birds. And his eye is on his sparrow

When the sparrow sings its final refrain, the hush is felt nowhere more deeply than in the heart of man.

When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking of winds; when I am happy, a sparrow`s chirp is delicious to me. But it is not the chirp that makes me happy, but I that make it sweet.