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Quotes by Actor

"Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will."
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Ben Stein
"Faith is not believing that God can. It is knowing that God will."
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"The same issue is happening on a show like Everybody Loves Raymond now, which is in its eighth year and struggling to come up with good stories. It'll be interesting to see how they do. The bottom line is, it starts with the writers and ends with the writers."
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William Devane
"The same issue is happening on a show like Everybody Loves Raymond now, which is in its eighth year and struggling to come up with good stories. It'll be interesting to see how they do. The bottom line is, it starts with the writers and ends with the writers."
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"Without individuals feeling safe and having an environment of safety, they then have reluctance of taking part in the city of being active. They wind up wanting to leave the city. That's more detrimental."
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Dick Powell
"Without individuals feeling safe and having an environment of safety, they then have reluctance of taking part in the city of being active. They wind up wanting to leave the city. That's more detrimental."
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"As far as big egos, there are definitely guys out there that just think God only knows what about themselves."
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Ethan Suplee
"As far as big egos, there are definitely guys out there that just think God only knows what about themselves."
God,
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"I'm very serious about acting."
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Victor Garber
"I'm very serious about acting."
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"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."
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John Wayne
"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."
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"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."
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Mark Rylance
"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."
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"And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race."
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James Earl Jones
"And I think, on the other end, there were actors who were not as good as I was, perhaps who could have hung in too, but began to blame everything on race."
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"I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
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Harry Dean Stanton
"I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
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"I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on explaining them. Everyone has an answer for them. Either aliens or things from the spirit world."
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Harold Ramis
"I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on explaining them. Everyone has an answer for them. Either aliens or things from the spirit world."
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"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."
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Jensen Ackles
"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."
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"My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner."
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Judd Nelson
"My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner."
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"At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable."
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Christopher Reeve
"At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable."
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"The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that interesting to me. Now that I'm directing, it's all new again."
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Denzel Washington
"The last few years I've been saying I was ready to quit. It wasn't that interesting to me. Now that I'm directing, it's all new again."
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"It's an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater."
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John Hurt
"It's an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater."
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"My passion and energy get mistaken for anger."
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Gary Oldman
"My passion and energy get mistaken for anger."
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"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."
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Jeremy Irons
"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."
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"I could always flip between emotions and be available to suddenly do something new. I think it's a part of playing, and you hang onto it when you're a kid."
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Dominic Monaghan
"I could always flip between emotions and be available to suddenly do something new. I think it's a part of playing, and you hang onto it when you're a kid."
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"The next movie I do is not going to be in school."
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Devon Sawa
"The next movie I do is not going to be in school."
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"One of my movies was called "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention."
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
"One of my movies was called "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention."
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"If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?"
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Will Rogers
"If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?"
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"I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous."
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Vincent Schiavelli
"I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous."
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"A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity."
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Vin Diesel
"A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity."
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"He was definitely known as the foremost man killer in the West; however there's controversy about virtually every killing that he was known to have been involved in."
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Keith Carradine
"He was definitely known as the foremost man killer in the West; however there's controversy about virtually every killing that he was known to have been involved in."
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"I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they have one in the same room to keep me comfortable."
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Orlando Bloom
"I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they have one in the same room to keep me comfortable."
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"I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing, and was a little bit stupid. Or irresponsible, which is the same thing I guess. It's just been really busy and I had a lot of great opportunities."
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Robert Downey, Jr.
"I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing, and was a little bit stupid. Or irresponsible, which is the same thing I guess. It's just been really busy and I had a lot of great opportunities."
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"The first movie I appeared in was Carry On Cowboy, though not as an actor. I was just riding horses."
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Richard O'Brien
"The first movie I appeared in was Carry On Cowboy, though not as an actor. I was just riding horses."
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"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."
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Paul Newman
"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."
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"I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult."
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Giovanni Ribisi
"I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult."
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"They're not bombarding me with offers, although the ones that have come along have been too preposterous to contemplate, so it's not as if I spend every day resisting $20 million pay cheques."
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Colin Firth
"They're not bombarding me with offers, although the ones that have come along have been too preposterous to contemplate, so it's not as if I spend every day resisting $20 million pay cheques."
Day,
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"There's a greatness in this country many of the kids today don't know."
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Jack Scalia
"There's a greatness in this country many of the kids today don't know."
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"I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff."
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Adam Sandler
"I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff."
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"Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying."
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Harry Anderson
"Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it won't keep the wise from trying."
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"That's why, when Alias came along, I knew I'd be OK if the show was on for five or six years because the writing was so good and the creative team was so strong."
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Victor Garber
"That's why, when Alias came along, I knew I'd be OK if the show was on for five or six years because the writing was so good and the creative team was so strong."
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"Even if I'm playing a superhero, it has to be steeped in reality."
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Michael Fassbender
"Even if I'm playing a superhero, it has to be steeped in reality."
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"Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It's how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting."
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Sylvester Stallone
"Most action is based on redemption and revenge, and that's a formula. Moby Dick was formula. It's how you get to the conclusion that makes it interesting."
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"I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness."
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Michael Zaslow
"I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness."
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"You gotta love these Christians, they're humble people."
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Stephen Baldwin
"You gotta love these Christians, they're humble people."
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"I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids."
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Chuck Norris
"I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids."
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"Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror."
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William H. Macy
"Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror."
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"I hate wasting people's time."
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Daniel Day Lewis
"I hate wasting people's time."
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"The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a judicial system, and this system needs a lot of repair. Therefore, there is no need for Kentucky to start building another judicial system within the system, that we already have."
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Sonny Landham
"The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a judicial system, and this system needs a lot of repair. Therefore, there is no need for Kentucky to start building another judicial system within the system, that we already have."
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"I promised to always bring up a glass of water to her before we go to bed, and she promised to never let me dress myself."
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Fred Savage
"I promised to always bring up a glass of water to her before we go to bed, and she promised to never let me dress myself."
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"I think all phases of one's career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not."
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Bill Murray
"I think all phases of one's career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not."
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"I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball."
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Casper Van Dien
"I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball."
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"Is this a proposal? I'm married now, you know."
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Rod Steiger
"Is this a proposal? I'm married now, you know."
Now,
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"I'm living in L.A. but my heart's in Vancouver."
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Nicholas Lea
"I'm living in L.A. but my heart's in Vancouver."
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"To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard."
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David Soul
"To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard."
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"It was a lot of fun on the set. I had the most fun making that movie out of all of them. I'm sure if I sat and thought about it, but none that I could think of offhand."
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Jason Mewes
"It was a lot of fun on the set. I had the most fun making that movie out of all of them. I'm sure if I sat and thought about it, but none that I could think of offhand."
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"The Southern Baptist Church is a specific culture in itself. So, I had to study, talk to people, watch tape and go to performances to see how Gospel artists move compared to secular artists."
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Boris Kodjoe
"The Southern Baptist Church is a specific culture in itself. So, I had to study, talk to people, watch tape and go to performances to see how Gospel artists move compared to secular artists."
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