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"I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me."

"I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me."

Jensen Ackles, American Actor

Christian, Church, Bible, Beliefs

217

"My father was a police officer before he retired. One of my brothers is also a police officer, and I think they kind of expected I would do something along those lines, like become a fireman or something."

"My father was a police officer before he retired. One of my brothers is also a police officer, and I think they kind of expected I would do something along those lines, like become a fireman or something."

Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

Father, Brothers, Police

84

"Grief changes shape, but it never ends."

"Grief changes shape, but it never ends."

Keanu Reeves, Canadian Actor

67

"You're here to sweat. This program is live. There's about one thousand million people watching you. So, you remember - one wrong word, one foolish gesture and your whole career could go down in flames. Hold that thought and have a nice night."

"You're here to sweat. This program is live. There's about one thousand million people watching you. So, you remember - one wrong word, one foolish gesture and your whole career could go down in flames. Hold that thought and have a nice night."

Paul Hogan, Australian Actor

Thought, People, Career, Night

66

"I never talk about my personal life. After these rumours, I definitely do not want to comment on anything."

"I never talk about my personal life. After these rumours, I definitely do not want to comment on anything."

Ajay Devgan, Indian Actor

Life, Talk, Want

64

"As it has been told to me, my Dad had some kind of deal with Dick Clark. But when we got here, that fell through. So we were out here with no job, no furniture, no food."

"As it has been told to me, my Dad had some kind of deal with Dick Clark. But when we got here, that fell through. So we were out here with no job, no furniture, no food."

Danny Bonaduce, American Actor

Father, Dad, Food, Job

62

"If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it."

"If I don't get the goose-bump factor when I'm reading it than I can't do it."

Russell Crowe, Australian Actor

58

"I just lead my life as naturally, as normally as I possibly can. But I can't help it if controversy is hounding me day in and day out. I'm quite amazed sometimes by the way they go about it. I grow a beard and it lands up in the editorial in The Times of India."

"I just lead my life as naturally, as normally as I possibly can. But I can't help it if controversy is hounding me day in and day out. I'm quite amazed sometimes by the way they go about it. I grow a beard and it lands up in the editorial in The Times of India."

Amitabh Bachchan, Indian Actor

Life, Controversy, Day, Help

58

"The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro , like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act."

"The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro , like Dustin Hoffman or Clint Eastwood who in their 70s or 80s can still act."

Jackie Chan, Chinese Actor

Life, Action, Want

53

"But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected."

"But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

Religion, Father, Now

52

"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it."

"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

Opportunity, Luck

52

"Give me liberty or give me a bran muffin!"

"Give me liberty or give me a bran muffin!"

Colin Mochrie, Scottish Actor

48

"The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it."

"The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Artists, Fact, Nothing

47

"I came to America to become an architect. And somewhere along the line while I was still in school, I was lured into theater, and that's how I became interested in theater. My first play was something called "A Banquet for the Moon." It was a weird play."

"I came to America to become an architect. And somewhere along the line while I was still in school, I was lured into theater, and that's how I became interested in theater. My first play was something called "A Banquet for the Moon." It was a weird play."

Mako, Japanese Actor

America, First, Moon, Play

46

"There have been many times when you spend a number of months and the finished product is not what you wanted to see. And 'Batman Begins' was what I wanted to see."

"There have been many times when you spend a number of months and the finished product is not what you wanted to see. And 'Batman Begins' was what I wanted to see."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

46

"Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there."

"Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there."

Will Smith, American Actor

Change, Money, Success, People

44

"I work with the options I have in front of me and my reasons for choosing a job can vary enormously depending on the circumstances. Sometimes I take a job because it's a group of people I'm dying to work with, and sometimes it can be a desire to shake things up a bit and not to take myself too seriously."

"I work with the options I have in front of me and my reasons for choosing a job can vary enormously depending on the circumstances. Sometimes I take a job because it's a group of people I'm dying to work with, and sometimes it can be a desire to shake things up a bit and not to take myself too seriously."

Colin Firth, British Actor

Work, People, Circumstances, Desire

43

"I tell my children to avoid theatre and go into cinema and TV."

"I tell my children to avoid theatre and go into cinema and TV."

Peter O'Toole, Irish Actor

Children, Cinema, Theatre

42

"I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family."

"I am a universalist, passionately devoted to the cause of equality within the human family."

Theodore Bikel, Austrian Actor

Equality, Family, Cause

42

"The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility."

"The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility."

Oded Fehr, Israeli Actor

Life, Work, People, Army

42

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap."

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

Death, Trust, Dying, Killing

41

"I don't want to lose my accent, I just want it to become smaller."

"I don't want to lose my accent, I just want it to become smaller."

Goran Visnjic, Croatian Actor

40

"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like."

"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like."

Will Smith, American Actor

Money, People, Want

40

"I'm the slowest driver in the world."

"I'm the slowest driver in the world."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

39

"Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God."

"Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

God, Faith, Fear, Devil

39

"Physically I'm tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading in bed by midnight."

"Physically I'm tired at the end of the day and quite glad to be reading in bed by midnight."

Bob Geldof, Irish Actor

Bed, Day, End, Midnight

39

"My one ambition is to play a hero."

"My one ambition is to play a hero."

Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese Actor

38

"The sexual deviance - I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss that; but we do have hints of it but in a more psychological way and therefore more human way, arguably. Or certainly to the extent that the animated series takes that sexuality."

"The sexual deviance - I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss that; but we do have hints of it but in a more psychological way and therefore more human way, arguably. Or certainly to the extent that the animated series takes that sexuality."

Marton Csokas, New Zealander Actor

Lying, Sexuality

38

"You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance of change and embracing it."

"You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance of change and embracing it."

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mexican Actor

Change, Diaries, Play

38

"I've done a lot of that kind of work before, anyway, and I was in good hands."

"I've done a lot of that kind of work before, anyway, and I was in good hands."

Marton Csokas, New Zealander Actor

38

"And I've been lucky in that I haven't had another job besides acting in the last five years."

"And I've been lucky in that I haven't had another job besides acting in the last five years."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Acting, Job, Years

37

"I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I'm cured. It's a very inconsistent personality trait."

"I have sporadic OCD cleaning moments around the house. But then I get lazy and I'm cured. It's a very inconsistent personality trait."

Chris Hemsworth, Australian Actor

Moment, Moments, Personality

37

"The ads all call me fearless, but that's just publicity. Anyone who thinks I'm not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am."

"The ads all call me fearless, but that's just publicity. Anyone who thinks I'm not scared out of my mind whenever I do one of my stunts is crazier than I am."

Jackie Chan, Chinese Actor

Mind, Publicity

37

"I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30's. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled."

"I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30's. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Thought, People, Now

37

"They lard their lean books with the fat of others work."

"They lard their lean books with the fat of others work."

Richard Burton, Welsh Actor

36

"Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat."

"Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but I've not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat."

Russell Crowe, Australian Actor

Time, Friendship, Companionship, Connection

36

"You know, it's always fun to play the bad guy at the end of the day."

"You know, it's always fun to play the bad guy at the end of the day."

Julian McMahon, Australian Actor

Day, End, Fun, Play

35

"But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the middle with number Three, but I didn't realize he would move in with quite such a bang."

"But he did say that the character would be on the sidelines in movies One and Two, and move into the middle with number Three, but I didn't realize he would move in with quite such a bang."

Ian McDiarmid, Scottish Actor

Movies, Character

35

"I'll need every ounce that I have to drive it through. Film and TV require that energy. Sometimes fight scenes can be pretty intense. When I was shooting "Heaven" it was truly guerrilla film-making."

"I'll need every ounce that I have to drive it through. Film and TV require that energy. Sometimes fight scenes can be pretty intense. When I was shooting "Heaven" it was truly guerrilla film-making."

Karl Urban, New Zealander Actor

Energy, Fight, Film, Pretty

35

"Idolatry is really not good for anyone. Not even the idols."

"Idolatry is really not good for anyone. Not even the idols."

John Bach, Welsh Actor

34

"It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood."

"It's a great challenge to come from little New Zealand and beat the odds in Hollywood."

Martin Henderson, New Zealander Actor

Challenge, Hollywood

34

"Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent."

"Doing films in Latin America is like an act of faith. I mean, you really have to believe in what you're doing because if not, you feel like it's a waste of time because you might as well be doing something that at least pays you the rent."

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mexican Actor

Time, Faith, Act, America

34

"Maybe it's like becoming one with the cigar. You lose yourself in it; everything fades away: your worries, your problems, your thoughts. They fade into the smoke, and the cigar and you are at peace."

"Maybe it's like becoming one with the cigar. You lose yourself in it; everything fades away: your worries, your problems, your thoughts. They fade into the smoke, and the cigar and you are at peace."

Raul Julia, Puerto Rican Actor

Peace, Thoughts, Problems

34

"My mother was the prettiest woman in the town. He was a bit older than her. They made me. And he split."

"My mother was the prettiest woman in the town. He was a bit older than her. They made me. And he split."

Pierce Brosnan, Irish Actor

34

"You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek."

"You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

People, Horror, Play, Tongue

33

"I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad."

"I spend more time learning about Buddhism than English, which is why my English today is still bad."

Jet Li, Chinese Actor

Time, Buddhism, English, Learning

33

"When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk."

"When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk."

Richard Burton, Welsh Actor

33

"You have to have the right atmosphere, really be in the right mood to really fully enjoy a Cohiba."

"You have to have the right atmosphere, really be in the right mood to really fully enjoy a Cohiba."

Raul Julia, Puerto Rican Actor

32

"I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living."

"I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

Life, People, Attitude, End

32

"I have a son in Barcelona whom I am madly in love with."

"I have a son in Barcelona whom I am madly in love with."

Anthony Quinn, Mexican Actor

32

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