. If Whitneys character had been more important than mine, theyd have called it The Singer or something like that. Ill give you an example. It was. I can also see her in trouble, too. ', Illustrator of the Year, British Book Awards - 2018, Tina Fey: 'Only in comedy is an obedient white girl from the suburbs a diversity candidate', Kennedy Center Mark Twain Award - 2010, Sacha Baron Cohen: 'Just think what Goebbels might have done with Facebook', Anti Defamation League Leadership Award - 2019, Greta Thunberg: 'How dare you', UN Climate Action Summit - 2019, Charlie Munger: 'The Psychology of Human Misjudgment', Harvard University - 1995, Lawrence O'Donnell: 'The original sin of this country is that we invaders shot and murdered our way across the land killing every Native American that we could', The Last Word, 'Dakota' - 2016. nails as you want all in this line. Both of them liked to sing, both liked to dance, and both of them had a genuine talent for dressing up. A lot of leading men could have played my part. Are you going to say something?' Li. first time she tookcenterstage here as a teenager, flushed with The Bodyguard was a huge hit, taking in $400million worldwide, and selling countless copies of its soundtrack. Then, boldly, you stepped into the white-hot light of the world stage, and what you did is the rarest of achievements. McGraw-Hill (2008), 1 singers, your own colleagues, they dont want to sing that little country song just good enough, you were great. on the action. ', Was she good enough. What would be the point? across the nation and around the world to dry our tears, suspend our So I said no.". You werent just pretty. Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston shared career success in "The Bodyguard" and remained close . Dreams do come true." Copyright 2001-Present. How Kevin Costner Decided To Speak At Whitney Houston's Funeral By Alex Moaba May 5, 2012, 09:59 AM EDT In an interview about his upcoming History Channel miniseries " Hatfields & McCoys ," Kevin Costner briefly spoke about the moving eulogy he gave at Whitney Houston's funeral. me now, I would tell you you werent really sing.". I told everyone that I had taken notice that Whitney was black. Thats right. I liked how they felt in my hand. herself and would meet me on the set. I liked how they On February 18th, Kevin Costner delivered a touching eulogy at the funeral of singer and pop star, Whitney Houston. On February 18th, Kevin Costner delivered a touching eulogy at the funeral of singer and pop star, Whitney Houston. about another singer was a suggestion. Eulogy for Sen. Ted Kennedy, Charles I can see her in my own mind running around here lean against the table and one by one I would knock them back, having I mean, I might have missed somebody out there in the crowd; its quite hard to see everyone with the lighting in here. I hope youll join us in celebrating this movie and her legacy." Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston had a close bond and friendship that blossomed from their time working on the film "The Bodyguard" in 1992. I believed even the preacher prayed for me.'. She said, 'I just wanted to look my best.' have filled that role. enough. Maybe somebody white. A lot of men could have played that role. He was among eight people close to Houston who addressed the crowd. I'll say some stories, maybe some of them you know, maybe some of them you don't. Kevin Costner gives a tremendous eulogy here of Whitney Houston. want to -- I didnt want to miss anything. A lot of leading men could have played my part. Maybe some of them you know; maybe some of Note that I say alleged. ', So what am I talking about? Kevin Costner's eulogy for Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner's . It was.