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"I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships."
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James Caan
"I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships."
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"I truly miss the genius of the music of John Lennon, as I'm sure everybody does."
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Peter Fonda
"I truly miss the genius of the music of John Lennon, as I'm sure everybody does."
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"I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors."
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Morgan Freeman
"I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors."
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"Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage."
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Charlie Chaplin
"Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage."
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"The reason I got into acting was not to explore myself. I was a reader, I didn't care about acting. I got into it in college, but I had no interest really in that, in getting up in front of anybody."
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Campbell Scott
"The reason I got into acting was not to explore myself. I was a reader, I didn't care about acting. I got into it in college, but I had no interest really in that, in getting up in front of anybody."
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"I'm done in this business, that's for sure."
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Marc Wallice
"I'm done in this business, that's for sure."
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"For me the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film."
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Rupert Grint
"For me the stunts are so cool, they're one of my favourite things when we're doing the film."
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"The talent that I was blessed with was really for the theater."
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David Hasselhoff
"The talent that I was blessed with was really for the theater."
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"The problem is, we elected a manager and we need a leader. Let's face it: Bush is just dim."
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George Clooney
"The problem is, we elected a manager and we need a leader. Let's face it: Bush is just dim."
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"It's just an ice bucket with a bottle in it. The two flute glasses are little tray. I got to shut the curtains. I'm in my boxer shorts and shirt. I'm going to take a bath and go to bed. But I want to shut the blinds so it's really dark in the room."
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Danny DeVito
"It's just an ice bucket with a bottle in it. The two flute glasses are little tray. I got to shut the curtains. I'm in my boxer shorts and shirt. I'm going to take a bath and go to bed. But I want to shut the blinds so it's really dark in the room."
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"I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good."
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Ivan Reitman
"I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as good."
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"I started at a very early age in this business and I'm sure most of you have read stories about people who have started as children and ended up in very difficult lives and bad consequences."
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Dean Stockwell
"I started at a very early age in this business and I'm sure most of you have read stories about people who have started as children and ended up in very difficult lives and bad consequences."
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"I have the ordinary experience of being anonymous when I'm in an airplane talking to air-traffic control, and they don't know who they're talking to. I have a lot of common experiences."
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Harrison Ford
"I have the ordinary experience of being anonymous when I'm in an airplane talking to air-traffic control, and they don't know who they're talking to. I have a lot of common experiences."
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"You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you're making a fiction film, it's entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible."
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Robert Duvall
"You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you're making a fiction film, it's entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible."
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"Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty."
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Roger Moore
"Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty."
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"If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with, acting is easy. But making sure all the ducks are in a row is the hard part. It's very rare."
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John Lithgow
"If it's well written and well directed and you've got good actors to work with, acting is easy. But making sure all the ducks are in a row is the hard part. It's very rare."
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"It captures a lot of the spirit of the '50s."
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Frankie Avalon
"It captures a lot of the spirit of the '50s."
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"So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts."
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Ewan McGregor
"So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts."
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"Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys."
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Corey Haim
"Well, my favorite roles so far are Lucas and Lost Boys."
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"We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings."
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Laurence Olivier
"We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings."
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"I met some friends in the end of 10th, beginning of 11th, who were in the popular group so I finished off high school in that group and got to see both sides."
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Shane West
"I met some friends in the end of 10th, beginning of 11th, who were in the popular group so I finished off high school in that group and got to see both sides."
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"An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public."
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Maurice Chevalier
"An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public."
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"We lived and breathed acting."
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David Naughton
"We lived and breathed acting."
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"Basically, what happened was, I had moved out to Los Angeles, I was pretty damn lazy and I put on some pounds."
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Jason Biggs
"Basically, what happened was, I had moved out to Los Angeles, I was pretty damn lazy and I put on some pounds."
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"But I do know people that have stalkers and it's not nice."
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Daniel Craig
"But I do know people that have stalkers and it's not nice."
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"I'm in a play on Broadway, I have an animated TV show coming up, I have a few movies that just came out."
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Neil Patrick Harris
"I'm in a play on Broadway, I have an animated TV show coming up, I have a few movies that just came out."
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"I found myself facing a Christian Science Reading Room. My God! It had been eight years. There had never been any renunciation of religion on my part, but like so many people, it was a gradual fading away."
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Henry Fonda
"I found myself facing a Christian Science Reading Room. My God! It had been eight years. There had never been any renunciation of religion on my part, but like so many people, it was a gradual fading away."
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"I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things."
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River Phoenix
"I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence things."
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"The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night went so fast; I can't remember what I said or what happened."
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Cuba Gooding, Jr.
"The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night went so fast; I can't remember what I said or what happened."
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"Most women are not as young as they are painted."
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Max Beerbohm
"Most women are not as young as they are painted."
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"The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people."
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Dan Castellaneta
"The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people."
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"I got country music in me."
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Shemar Moore
"I got country music in me."
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"Then I got the offer to play Buck Rogers, but I turned it down thinking it was a cartoon character. Well I was wrong, it wasn't at all. So I read the script and decided I liked the character, it had a good concept."
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Gil Gerard
"Then I got the offer to play Buck Rogers, but I turned it down thinking it was a cartoon character. Well I was wrong, it wasn't at all. So I read the script and decided I liked the character, it had a good concept."
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"You love what you do, you are cursed with it, and then you get known for being cursed with it."
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Armand Assante
"You love what you do, you are cursed with it, and then you get known for being cursed with it."
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"Because the series is situated in the next century, and for the most part under water, there are many innovative technical gadgets. It's a kind of StarTrek. When I first came there, I was really impressed myself."
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Jonathan Brandis
"Because the series is situated in the next century, and for the most part under water, there are many innovative technical gadgets. It's a kind of StarTrek. When I first came there, I was really impressed myself."
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"Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited."
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John Cleese
"Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited."
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"I've read some scripts, but I don't read as many books as I should."
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Stephen Dorff
"I've read some scripts, but I don't read as many books as I should."
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"When people tell you they saw your last picture - well, the way they say it sounds like they hope it was."
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Broderick Crawford
"When people tell you they saw your last picture - well, the way they say it sounds like they hope it was."
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"I used to shy away from publicity so as not to let it get in the way of the work. But it's part of the job. The tabloids are a whole other arena. If fame happens, it happens. I just want to maintain focus."
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Giovanni Ribisi
"I used to shy away from publicity so as not to let it get in the way of the work. But it's part of the job. The tabloids are a whole other arena. If fame happens, it happens. I just want to maintain focus."
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"It's weird because horses kind of come and go in my life."
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Danny Bonaduce
"It's weird because horses kind of come and go in my life."
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"The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time."
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Victor Garber
"The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time."
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"Being an American is such a rich environment, because there's so many people from other countries and cultures, and through that you're able to see other people's experiences."
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Rick Yune
"Being an American is such a rich environment, because there's so many people from other countries and cultures, and through that you're able to see other people's experiences."
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"I pretend I'm one of the royal family when I'm in a hotel and that the hotel belongs to me - it is a palace."
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Martin Short
"I pretend I'm one of the royal family when I'm in a hotel and that the hotel belongs to me - it is a palace."
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"Usually you talk about directors in terms of the way they choose camera lenses or a kind of light to create a certain effect. But to me the most valuable commodity for a movie to create is a feeling of life, and that's what A Hard Day's Night has in spades."
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Michael Patrick Jann
"Usually you talk about directors in terms of the way they choose camera lenses or a kind of light to create a certain effect. But to me the most valuable commodity for a movie to create is a feeling of life, and that's what A Hard Day's Night has in spades."
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"I think it's time to do clean-up for a generation. I believe this is one of the movies that hits home for all colors and all races. Everybody I talk to, black or white, suburban, rich or poor, can relate to rejection, can relate to not having a father or a mother."
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Derek Luke
"I think it's time to do clean-up for a generation. I believe this is one of the movies that hits home for all colors and all races. Everybody I talk to, black or white, suburban, rich or poor, can relate to rejection, can relate to not having a father or a mother."
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"When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next."
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Hugh Grant
"When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next."
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"Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift."
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Liam Neeson
"Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift."
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"Someone who was a part of my life. Probably the only one that really mattered."
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Franco Nero
"Someone who was a part of my life. Probably the only one that really mattered."
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"I definitely know that I play the part, however big or small, in the deaths of at least two people, Chris Farley and Phil Hartmann."
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Andy Dick
"I definitely know that I play the part, however big or small, in the deaths of at least two people, Chris Farley and Phil Hartmann."
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"London is my home... I know what's right and wrong here, and it's nice to have somewhere familiar to go back to."
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Jude Law
"London is my home... I know what's right and wrong here, and it's nice to have somewhere familiar to go back to."
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