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"I was always the class clown."

"I was always the class clown."

Kel Mitchell, American Actor

50

"There's only so much you can do until you get on set and see the aesthetics of what you're dealing with. Then you see what the other players are giving to you. It's all about the transfer of energy between different actors."

"There's only so much you can do until you get on set and see the aesthetics of what you're dealing with. Then you see what the other players are giving to you. It's all about the transfer of energy between different actors."

Karl Urban, New Zealander Actor

Actor, Actors, Aesthetics, Energy, Giving

50

"Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities."

"Eddie Murphy was the Michael Jordan of comedy. He had a full range of abilities."

Aries Spears, American Actor

50

"I do believe in ghosts. Freaky things will happen, and I'm like, 'The wind didn't do that! Some spirit did'."

"I do believe in ghosts. Freaky things will happen, and I'm like, 'The wind didn't do that! Some spirit did'."

Devon Werkheiser, American Actor

Spirit, Will, Wind

50

"I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable."

"I consider myself a very lucky actor that, approaching 60, I'm still employed and employable."

John Lithgow, American Actor

50

"You know, technology CEOs like to think of themselves as rock 'n roll stars."

"You know, technology CEOs like to think of themselves as rock 'n roll stars."

James Daly, American Actor

Technology, Stars

50

"My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man. His faith and affection for his family was just unassailable, without question."

"My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man. His faith and affection for his family was just unassailable, without question."

David Ogden Stiers, American Actor

Faith, Family, Father, Affection

50

"I would say that one of the things that we are proud of is that we are attracting very interesting guest stars. One is Tyne Daly, who has done a wonderful job."

"I would say that one of the things that we are proud of is that we are attracting very interesting guest stars. One is Tyne Daly, who has done a wonderful job."

Michael Biehn, American Actor

Guest, Job, Stars

49

"Now my dad is with me, traveling with me and a big part of this whole thing is I like to mix it up a little bit, you know. Who gets to take their father on a private jet across the country and stay in first class hotels? So we're enjoying it, but I'd stop if it's not possible."

"Now my dad is with me, traveling with me and a big part of this whole thing is I like to mix it up a little bit, you know. Who gets to take their father on a private jet across the country and stay in first class hotels? So we're enjoying it, but I'd stop if it's not possible."

Shia LaBeouf, American Actor

Father, Dad, Class, Country

49

"In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film."

"In horror, character development is often pushed aside in favor of the shock value. The best genre movies to me are movies like The Shining. You had a connection to the characters in that film."

Joshua Leonard, American Actor

Movies, Development, Character, Connection

49

"I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck."

"I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck."

Joshua Leonard, American Actor

Film, Luck, Project

49

"I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies."

"I'm not a film buff. I don't watch a lot of movies."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

49

"I never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name."

"I never liked the name Eldred. Since nobody knew me in New York, I just changed to my middle name."

Gregory Peck, American Actor

49

"I was raised with those principals and values and ethics that came out of the men and women that served. But this generation doesn't quite know; they haven't been tested."

"I was raised with those principals and values and ethics that came out of the men and women that served. But this generation doesn't quite know; they haven't been tested."

Jack Scalia, American Actor

Men, Women, Values, Ethics

49

"I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen."

"I can go out in public without being recognized. If I want to be recognized in public, it will happen."

Peter Mayhew, British Actor

Being, Public, Want, Will

49

"We also have 2 horses, but they're not allowed in the house."

"We also have 2 horses, but they're not allowed in the house."

Martin Milner, American Actor

49

"Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition."

"Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition."

Fred Melamed, American Actor

Boys, Christmas, Giving

49

"I just wanna build momentum again. Keeping yourself in work is one thing, keeping yourself in good work's another. But if it doesn't work out, so be it. As the Taoists say, Learn to accept that which you cannot change."

"I just wanna build momentum again. Keeping yourself in work is one thing, keeping yourself in good work's another. But if it doesn't work out, so be it. As the Taoists say, Learn to accept that which you cannot change."

Ian Hart, English Actor

49

"When I got this role, my daughter Molly said, 'Dad, you've come full circle."

"When I got this role, my daughter Molly said, 'Dad, you've come full circle."

Jeffrey Tambor, American Actor

49

"If you're lucky as you get older, you respect the craft and it becomes a skill."

"If you're lucky as you get older, you respect the craft and it becomes a skill."

Frank Langella, American Actor

49

"It's the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can relate to, and he goes out into the world."

"It's the journey of self, I guess. You start with this kind of loner, outside guy, which a lot of people can relate to, and he goes out into the world."

Keanu Reeves, Canadian Actor

People, Journey, Self, World

49

"I always wish life could be a musical. One person just says 5, 6, 7, 8."

"I always wish life could be a musical. One person just says 5, 6, 7, 8."

Lucas Grabeel, American Actor

49

"Women love a self-confident bald man."

"Women love a self-confident bald man."

Larry David, American Actor

Love, Women, Man, Self

49

"When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to the point. It was nice to see him after a long time, and we met in a hotel room."

"When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to the point. It was nice to see him after a long time, and we met in a hotel room."

Ian McDiarmid, Scottish Actor

49

"I don't mind demanding women."

"I don't mind demanding women."

Chris Noth, American Actor

Woman, Women, Mind

49

"You know, I don't play the race card a lot. I'm half-black, half-white, and I'm proud of - my skin is brown. The world sees me as a black man, but my mother didn't raise me as a black man. She didn't raise me as a white guy."

"You know, I don't play the race card a lot. I'm half-black, half-white, and I'm proud of - my skin is brown. The world sees me as a black man, but my mother didn't raise me as a black man. She didn't raise me as a white guy."

Shemar Moore, American Actor

Mother, Man, Play, Race

49

"Life is about family and technology."

"Life is about family and technology."

Mark Goddard, American Actor

Family, Life, Technology

49

"Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him."

"Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him."

John Turturro, American Actor

Football, Night

49

"I love competition and really going for it and doing my best, but losing isn't really upsetting to me. I feel like if I do lose, the other person really deserved it."

"I love competition and really going for it and doing my best, but losing isn't really upsetting to me. I feel like if I do lose, the other person really deserved it."

Corbin Bleu, American Actor

Love, Competition, Losing

49

"I was born first to music. But I went into acting because my father knew so much about music he intimidated me. So, I picked an art form, he knew nothing about. So I could be my own man."

"I was born first to music. But I went into acting because my father knew so much about music he intimidated me. So, I picked an art form, he knew nothing about. So I could be my own man."

Michael Moriarty, American Actor

Art, Music, Father, Acting

49

"My job is to interpret the law based on how the legislature and the court has done it and then, of course, to use our system of justice to develop some new legal tools and new concepts."

"My job is to interpret the law based on how the legislature and the court has done it and then, of course, to use our system of justice to develop some new legal tools and new concepts."

Bill Scott, American Actor

Legal, Court, Job, Justice

49

"There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may direct me in a project some day."

"There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may direct me in a project some day."

Mackenzie Astin, American Actor

Day, May, Nothing, Project

49

"There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking."

"There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking."

Sam Waterston, American Actor

49

"I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy."

"I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy."

Ron Silver, American Actor

49

"In Boston they have gone from large autonomous high schools to smaller schools within the same building."

"In Boston they have gone from large autonomous high schools to smaller schools within the same building."

Michael Welch, American Actor

Boston, Building, Schools

49

"It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality."

"It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality."

Max Beerbohm, English Actor

49

"I love playing a dad. It's hard to find family dramas that are genuinely funny."

"I love playing a dad. It's hard to find family dramas that are genuinely funny."

Peter Gallagher, American Actor

Family, Funny, Love, Dad

49

"Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice."

"Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice."

Gary Oldman, English Actor

Family, Courage, Values, Compassion

49

"When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with the certainty that you're not going to get something. I was very rough around the edges."

"When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with the certainty that you're not going to get something. I was very rough around the edges."

Terence Stamp, British Actor

Certainty, Confidence

49

"By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy."

"By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy."

Jason Bateman, American Actor

Conversation, Gay, Idiots

49

"I said, to hell with the whole thing, to hell with show business. I'm gonna make a new life for myself, and I got off drugs, completely kicked all that stuff."

"I said, to hell with the whole thing, to hell with show business. I'm gonna make a new life for myself, and I got off drugs, completely kicked all that stuff."

Tommy Kirk, American Actor

Life, Business, Drugs, Hell

49

"We're loosely calling it The River Project, but hopefully the pieces that we put together will be educational pieces that will throw some light on the situation as to what kind of jeopardy may be surrounding our great rivers."

"We're loosely calling it The River Project, but hopefully the pieces that we put together will be educational pieces that will throw some light on the situation as to what kind of jeopardy may be surrounding our great rivers."

Richard Dean Anderson, American Actor

Jeopardy, Light, May, Project

49

"Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think."

"Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think."

Michael Caine, English Actor

Age, Money, Old

49

"I don't call myself a writer."

"I don't call myself a writer."

Bruce Boxleitner, American Actor

49

"There is no right in acting."

"There is no right in acting."

Frank Langella, American Actor

49

"A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere."

"A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there's a secure family atmosphere."

Mel Gibson, American Actor

Family, Home, Building, Children

49

"It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins."

"It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins."

Gary Sinise, American Actor

49

"Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be a writer. Make sure you want to act more than you want to be an actor. That is what will sustain you."

"Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be a writer. Make sure you want to act more than you want to be an actor. That is what will sustain you."

Bradley Whitford, American Actor

Act, Want, Will

49

"I like plays, movies, everything. It doesn't matter."

"I like plays, movies, everything. It doesn't matter."

Michael Dorn, American Actor

49

"They shaved my head, eyebrows. This is not a sci-fi picture. It's not a fantasy picture. You're dealing with something that's supposed to be in reality. But we had a genius makeup artist."

"They shaved my head, eyebrows. This is not a sci-fi picture. It's not a fantasy picture. You're dealing with something that's supposed to be in reality. But we had a genius makeup artist."

Rick Yune, American Actor

Genius, Artist, Fantasy, Makeup

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