Who do you think I am, Pete Rose? I don't bet. I come from a long line of compulsive gamblers. Gambling scares me.
I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.
I'm just another guy who thinks he's smarter than he is, in a long line of them.
I grew up with all mothers, all women. I come from a long line of matriarchs, very strong women.
I think of myself as a young prince from a long line of royalty.
I come from a long line of staunch Irish Catholics.
The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world.
To be a winner of that, and to fall in the long line of traditional great backs at USC, to have your name in perpetuity, the fact that your parents are like icons... that's the greatest thing.
As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies. There's always the little guy who's the sidekick to the tall, good-looking guy who gets the girl.
She is descended from a long line that her mother listened to.