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"When a show becomes a mega hit internationally, you lose a lot of privacy, you become a hider. It's not a human condition we are exposed to very often."

"When a show becomes a mega hit internationally, you lose a lot of privacy, you become a hider. It's not a human condition we are exposed to very often."

Steve Kanaly, American Actor

74

"I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can't now."

"I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can't now."

Leonardo DiCaprio, American Actor

Care, Consequences, Friends, Fun

74

"Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones."

"Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

74

"What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's not entertaining. I left that behind me."

"What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's not entertaining. I left that behind me."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

74

"I don't make political statements; let's all have a laugh. Let's all live and be free. I try and live to the letter of the law, but right on the edge of it."

"I don't make political statements; let's all have a laugh. Let's all live and be free. I try and live to the letter of the law, but right on the edge of it."

Mark Roberts, American Actor

74

"Racism may be as systemic as it always was. It is the great problem of America. It's the one stumbling block that I don't believe was ever smoothed over."

"Racism may be as systemic as it always was. It is the great problem of America. It's the one stumbling block that I don't believe was ever smoothed over."

Robert Guillaume, American Actor

America, May, Racism

74

"I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily."

"I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily."

William Hurt, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Artists, Want

74

"It's kind of fun when it's you versus them."

"It's kind of fun when it's you versus them."

Julian McMahon, Australian Actor

74

"My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem."

"My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem."

Colin Firth, British Actor

Apology, Singing, Voice

74

"By the time I am Howard's age I hope to be long retired. I don't plan on working that long."

"By the time I am Howard's age I hope to be long retired. I don't plan on working that long."

Artie Lange, American Actor

Age, Time, Hope

74

"Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true."

"Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true."

Oliver Reed, English Actor

74

"Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best."

"Mankind at its most desperate is often at its best."

Bob Geldof, Irish Actor

74

"It's sort of well-known that anytime any catastrophe happens anywhere in the world, they can count on the United States for help."

"It's sort of well-known that anytime any catastrophe happens anywhere in the world, they can count on the United States for help."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Help, states, United, World

74

"The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away."

"The focus and the concentration and the attention to detail that flying takes is a kind of meditation. I find it restful and engaging, and other things slip away."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

Attention, Detail, Flying, Focus

74

"I was as big as I have ever been. I had a personal trainer and was working out. I was feeling good. I was muscular. I had never weighed more than 155 pounds."

"I was as big as I have ever been. I had a personal trainer and was working out. I was feeling good. I was muscular. I had never weighed more than 155 pounds."

Marc Wallice, American Actor

Feelings, Feeling

74

"There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?"

"There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?"

Will Smith, American Actor

Father, Negative, Friends, Kids

74

"Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else."

"Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

74

"Producing came about because I never wanted to be in one of those books, Where Are They Now?"

"Producing came about because I never wanted to be in one of those books, Where Are They Now?"

Henry Winkler, American Actor

74

"TV tends to look for the living equivalents of squeaky-clean Kens and Barbies, but with my dial I'm more like Ken's dirty old uncle."

"TV tends to look for the living equivalents of squeaky-clean Kens and Barbies, but with my dial I'm more like Ken's dirty old uncle."

John C. McGinley, American Actor

74

"I should have been trying to build a career, rather than leaving it in the hands of somebody else."

"I should have been trying to build a career, rather than leaving it in the hands of somebody else."

Ray Walston, American Actor

74

"Your word is your bond."

"Your word is your bond."

Melvyn Douglas, American Actor

74

"I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open."

"I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open."

Kieran Culkin, American Actor

Eye, Eyes, Open

73

"Am I a romantic? I've seen 'Wuthering Heights' ten times. I'm a romantic."

"Am I a romantic? I've seen 'Wuthering Heights' ten times. I'm a romantic."

Johnny Depp, American Actor

73

"I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine."

"I looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine."

Parker Stevenson, American Actor

73

"I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are 'hello,' 'goodbye,' and 'I'm pregnant'."

"I've got seven kids. The three words you hear most around my house are 'hello,' 'goodbye,' and 'I'm pregnant'."

Dean Martin, American Actor

73

"So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think that Vancouver is the perfect location for the show."

"So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think that Vancouver is the perfect location for the show."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Decision, Support

73

"Just let the wardrobe do the acting."

"Just let the wardrobe do the acting."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

73

"Still, it can be more effective to accomplish what you need to accomplish with the minimum effort. Watch Anthony Hopkins. He doesn't appear to be doing anything. He is so still that you can't see him working, but you are drawn into his character through his very stillness."

"Still, it can be more effective to accomplish what you need to accomplish with the minimum effort. Watch Anthony Hopkins. He doesn't appear to be doing anything. He is so still that you can't see him working, but you are drawn into his character through his very stillness."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Character, Effort

73

"Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck."

"Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck."

Orson Welles, American Actor

People, Justice, Luck

73

"Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week."

"Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week."

William Devane, American Actor

73

"It's ok to show all your colors."

"It's ok to show all your colors."

Luis Guzman, Puerto Rican Actor

73

"I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, totally bankrupt policies. And they're coming home to roost. It was always a question of time. These guys aren't conservative. These guys are radicals."

"I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, totally bankrupt policies. And they're coming home to roost. It was always a question of time. These guys aren't conservative. These guys are radicals."

Bradley Whitford, American Actor

Home, Time, Conservative, Question

73

"Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide."

"Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Poems, Suicide, Writing

73

"Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty."

"Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty."

Lance Loud, American Actor

Honesty, Values, Order

73

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."

"A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

Fool, Man, Question

73

"In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended."

"In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended."

Verne Troyer, American Actor

73

"How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways."

"How do I stay so healthy and boyishly handsome? It's simple. I drink the blood of young runaways."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

73

"It's difficult for me to say, but I don't think the sex scenes are particularly erotic."

"It's difficult for me to say, but I don't think the sex scenes are particularly erotic."

Mark Rylance, English Actor

73

"When we were making The Fugitive, we all thought it was going to bomb."

"When we were making The Fugitive, we all thought it was going to bomb."

Joe Pantoliano, American Actor

73

"I worked with Lawrence Olivier some years ago. He was a great mentor."

"I worked with Lawrence Olivier some years ago. He was a great mentor."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

73

"How would you compare Polanski or Kubrick? I try not to do any comparisons."

"How would you compare Polanski or Kubrick? I try not to do any comparisons."

Tim Roth, British Actor

Comparison, Comparisons

73

"The Monmouth Coffee Shop is the best place in London."

"The Monmouth Coffee Shop is the best place in London."

Kyle MacLachlan, American Actor

73

"Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets."

"Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets."

Larry Hagman, American Actor

73

"I'm lucky if I find one movie a year that's worth doing, and when I do find one, it usually only takes 20-30 days to shoot."

"I'm lucky if I find one movie a year that's worth doing, and when I do find one, it usually only takes 20-30 days to shoot."

Kevin Spacey, American Actor

73

"I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere."

"I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere."

Christopher Meloni, American Actor

73

"There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that. You come in and you work for three months on the one job. They say, 'Great,' you know, and you're on to the next one - and you never even got fired. It's wonderful."

"There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that. You come in and you work for three months on the one job. They say, 'Great,' you know, and you're on to the next one - and you never even got fired. It's wonderful."

Dennis Quaid, American Actor

Work, Job, Months

73

"Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn."

"Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

Ability, Humility, Uncertainty

73

"But I will agree that I think that things happen with people in relationships, that you might have been able to enjoy Morocco, say, if you weren't getting out of a bad marriage. You know what I mean?"

"But I will agree that I think that things happen with people in relationships, that you might have been able to enjoy Morocco, say, if you weren't getting out of a bad marriage. You know what I mean?"

Robert Downey, Jr., American Actor

Marriage, People, Relationships, Will

73

"I looked it at like this way. To get folks to like you, as a screen player I mean, I figured you had to sort of be their ideal. I don't mean a handsome knight riding a white horse, but a fella who answered the description of a right guy."

"I looked it at like this way. To get folks to like you, as a screen player I mean, I figured you had to sort of be their ideal. I don't mean a handsome knight riding a white horse, but a fella who answered the description of a right guy."

Gary Cooper, American Actor

73

"I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff."

"I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff."

Adam Sandler, American Actor

Being, Celebrity, Public

73

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