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"To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do."

"To be honest with you, when I got into this I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me. I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do."

Adam Sandler, American Actor

Thought, People

73

"A lot of my best parts I've been the second choice for, so you never get too egotistical about anything."

"A lot of my best parts I've been the second choice for, so you never get too egotistical about anything."

Michael Caine, English Actor

73

"Happy Days, which we did for 11 years, we did with three cameras in front of a live audience. Very special. We had a party every Friday night. The boys, Ron, Henry, they grew up on that show."

"Happy Days, which we did for 11 years, we did with three cameras in front of a live audience. Very special. We had a party every Friday night. The boys, Ron, Henry, they grew up on that show."

Marion Ross, American Actor

Boys, Night, Party, Years

73

"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."

"Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

Baby, Babies, Beer

73

"I don't like to dwell all day over one scene as you do in a big feature."

"I don't like to dwell all day over one scene as you do in a big feature."

Jerry Orbach, American Actor

73

"And I went to New York and died; for 10 years I walked those pavements. I can't think of New York without feeling uncomfortable and feeling like a failure."

"And I went to New York and died; for 10 years I walked those pavements. I can't think of New York without feeling uncomfortable and feeling like a failure."

Harvey Korman, American Actor

Failure, Feeling, Years

73

"I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough."

"I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough."

Tom Berenger, American Actor

Health, Kids, Sleep

73

"Literally, I think I've quit acting three or four times, only for a few days. Maybe for a few weeks."

"Literally, I think I've quit acting three or four times, only for a few days. Maybe for a few weeks."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

73

"Tarantino's stuff in its inception was all about finding a way for him to break into Hollywood."

"Tarantino's stuff in its inception was all about finding a way for him to break into Hollywood."

Ryan Phillippe, American Actor

73

"Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff."

"Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff."

Will Rogers, American Actor

72

"My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her."

"My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her."

James Franco, American Actor

Name, Parents, School

72

"Well, PT Anderson sent me a script of Boogie Nights which I let lay around my house for about three months, then one day I'm cleaning my office and decided that I'd better read this before the guy calls me back. I never put it down, bro."

"Well, PT Anderson sent me a script of Boogie Nights which I let lay around my house for about three months, then one day I'm cleaning my office and decided that I'd better read this before the guy calls me back. I never put it down, bro."

Luis Guzman, Puerto Rican Actor

Day, Months, Office

72

"You always hear actresses talk about how unromantic it is to act a love scene or a sex scene - which it is. You're doing it with all these lights on and cameras flying around and people on the set."

"You always hear actresses talk about how unromantic it is to act a love scene or a sex scene - which it is. You're doing it with all these lights on and cameras flying around and people on the set."

Sheryl Lee, American Actor

Love, Sex, People, Act

72

"You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s."

"You could think of extraordinary examples to the contrary: The Grapes of Wrath... and even into the 70s."

Charlton Heston, American Actor

72

"Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness then."

"Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness then."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

Happiness, Life, Love, Answers

72

"As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school."

"As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school."

Thomas Haden Church, American Actor

Actor, School, Voice

72

"I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker."

"I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

72

"My own personal taste in films as a member of the audience was not completely in line with films I was doing."

"My own personal taste in films as a member of the audience was not completely in line with films I was doing."

Rick Moranis, Canadian Actor

72

"I'd like to think that the notion of inspiration will transcend cultural things that are going on. There's something classic about this movie that I'm hoping reaches kids."

"I'd like to think that the notion of inspiration will transcend cultural things that are going on. There's something classic about this movie that I'm hoping reaches kids."

Rob Morrow, American Actor

Inspirational, Inspiration, Kids, Will

72

"I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette."

"I have a punishing workout regimen. Every day I do 3 minutes on a treadmill, then I lie down, drink a glass of vodka and smoke a cigarette."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

72

"No matter how you travel, it's still you going."

"No matter how you travel, it's still you going."

Jeff Goldblum, American Actor

72

"Who wants to shake the hand of the first man to put it to America's sweetheart."

"Who wants to shake the hand of the first man to put it to America's sweetheart."

John Agar, American Actor

America, First, Man

72

"I messed around in high school, but I pretty much put it away until I did a television show in San Francisco."

"I messed around in high school, but I pretty much put it away until I did a television show in San Francisco."

Gary Cole, American Actor

Pretty, School, Television

72

"When I was in middle school, some of my so-called friends found a catalogue ad I did for Superman pajamas. They made as many copies as they could and pasted them up all over school."

"When I was in middle school, some of my so-called friends found a catalogue ad I did for Superman pajamas. They made as many copies as they could and pasted them up all over school."

Jensen Ackles, American Actor

Friendship, Friends, School

72

"I went out to Mount Kilimanjaro, which I thought was very beautiful, but there were a lot of people there."

"I went out to Mount Kilimanjaro, which I thought was very beautiful, but there were a lot of people there."

Ralph Fiennes, British Actor

Thought, People

72

"But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps up, so my voice is obviously responding. It's a muscle, and the more you use it, the more you use it right, the more you should get out of it. So yes, I sing."

"But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps up, so my voice is obviously responding. It's a muscle, and the more you use it, the more you use it right, the more you should get out of it. So yes, I sing."

Harvey Fierstein, American Actor

Key, Right, Songs, Voice

72

"Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over."

"Acting touches nerves you have absolutely no control over."

Alan Rickman, British Actor

Control, Acting, Nerves

72

"Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings."

"Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings."

Steven Seagal, American Actor

Morality, People, Integrity

72

"What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself."

"What I try to do as an actor is constantly find that, find ways to risk, find opportunities to fall on my face if it's going to be worth it, and then maybe I'll surprise myself."

Jeremy Irons, English Actor

Actor, Risk, Worth

72

"Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting."

"Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting."

John Russell, American Actor

Madness, Sanity

72

"As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by."

"As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by."

Fred Ward, American Actor

Actor, Fun, Living, Play

72

"There is no original sin. You don't have to pay repentance to anything or anybody."

"There is no original sin. You don't have to pay repentance to anything or anybody."

Desmond Harrington, American Actor

Repentance, Sin

72

"You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: 'Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!' It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career."

"You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: 'Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!' It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career."

Paul Newman, American Actor

Career, Christ, Old, Smoking

72

"My sense of responsibility to the audience is to screen things that they would never see in a local theater."

"My sense of responsibility to the audience is to screen things that they would never see in a local theater."

Richard Wilson, British Actor

Responsibility, Sense, Theater

72

"When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building."

"When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building."

Rod Taylor, Australian Actor

Actor, Building, First, Job

72

"It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you're going to get it to these people."

"It's really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you're going to get it to these people."

Bob Geldof, Irish Actor

Politics, People

72

"I've done nudity in lots of things before. It's something that's never particularly bothered me."

"I've done nudity in lots of things before. It's something that's never particularly bothered me."

Ewan McGregor, Scottish Actor

72

"If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character."

"If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character."

William Hurt, American Actor

Character, Actors, Chance

72

"I used to comb my hair back and do stupid stuff."

"I used to comb my hair back and do stupid stuff."

Shane West, American Actor

72

"Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying."

"Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying."

Harry Anderson, American Actor

Fool, Stars, Trying

72

"I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words."

"I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words."

Theodore Bikel, Austrian Actor

Cause, Weapons, Words

72

"Well, everyone likes movies when they're a little kid."

"Well, everyone likes movies when they're a little kid."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

72

"I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people."

"I think acting can bring you closer to yourself and help you understand other people."

William Hurt, American Actor

People, Acting, Help

72

"I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid."

"I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid."

Stanley Tucci, American Actor

72

"It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. Some things can be beautiful and left beautiful."

"It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. Some things can be beautiful and left beautiful."

Rick Schroder, American Actor

72

"I want to be like Tom Cruise from The Outsiders and go on and do amazing movies for a long time."

"I want to be like Tom Cruise from The Outsiders and go on and do amazing movies for a long time."

Ashton Kutcher, American Actor

Movies, Time, Want

72

"I was probably 11 by the time I saw a movie."

"I was probably 11 by the time I saw a movie."

Peter Gallagher, American Actor

72

"I hate gold. I'm sort of a sterling-silver guy."

"I hate gold. I'm sort of a sterling-silver guy."

Michael Vartan, French Actor

72

"Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the mouth of the State Department itself, is: I should not be allowed to travel because I have struggled for years for the independence of the colonial peoples of Africa."

"Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the mouth of the State Department itself, is: I should not be allowed to travel because I have struggled for years for the independence of the colonial peoples of Africa."

Paul Robeson, American Actor

Travel, Independence, Reason, State

72

"I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting."

"I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

72

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