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"My wife and I are a team, and it's good for my work because I'm interested in working from a stable base."
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Tom Sizemore
"My wife and I are a team, and it's good for my work because I'm interested in working from a stable base."
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"Me, I'm dishonest, and you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you have to watch out for."
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Johnny Depp
"Me, I'm dishonest, and you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it's the honest ones you have to watch out for."
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"When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself."
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Peter O'Toole
"When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself."
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"It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused."
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Richard Pryor
"It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused."
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"I think the intelligent thing about it is that you have to carefully listen to it all to grasp it, and because I'm not in every scene - colossal disappointment to everybody that it may be - I'm not getting the full picture here today while recording it."
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Paul Darrow
"I think the intelligent thing about it is that you have to carefully listen to it all to grasp it, and because I'm not in every scene - colossal disappointment to everybody that it may be - I'm not getting the full picture here today while recording it."
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"I believe in a higher force that is within me."
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Tobey Maguire
"I believe in a higher force that is within me."
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"My son walked up to Nicole on the beach and I was throwing the ball for the dogs in the ocean. I was like, 'Max, you get the dogs. I'll talk to the hot blondes.'"
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John C. McGinley
"My son walked up to Nicole on the beach and I was throwing the ball for the dogs in the ocean. I was like, 'Max, you get the dogs. I'll talk to the hot blondes.'"
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"You don't make a fortune doing cartoons. It's a lot of fun, it keeps you busy, and it's better than a kick in the pants, absolutely. But doing voiceover work doesn't make you rich. It just doesn't."
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Patrick Warburton
"You don't make a fortune doing cartoons. It's a lot of fun, it keeps you busy, and it's better than a kick in the pants, absolutely. But doing voiceover work doesn't make you rich. It just doesn't."
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"Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength."
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Shemar Moore
"Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength."
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"All the real work is done in the rehearsal period."
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Donald Pleasence
"All the real work is done in the rehearsal period."
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"I believe that science fiction is as profound as you want it to be or it can be very simple entertainment, and I'm all for very simple entertainment. Every now and then we all need to come home, veg-out, watch something and not think too deeply about it. It's what you want it to be. We tend to steer clear of being pedantic; it's entertainment first, otherwise we'd be on a lecture circuit."
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Joe Flanigan
"I believe that science fiction is as profound as you want it to be or it can be very simple entertainment, and I'm all for very simple entertainment. Every now and then we all need to come home, veg-out, watch something and not think too deeply about it. It's what you want it to be. We tend to steer clear of being pedantic; it's entertainment first, otherwise we'd be on a lecture circuit."
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"I see my friends, my family, my cousins work all day long for very little money, and if I have this problem of not being able to wall on the streets, it's not a big deal."
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Olivier Martinez
"I see my friends, my family, my cousins work all day long for very little money, and if I have this problem of not being able to wall on the streets, it's not a big deal."
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"Surfing soothes me, it's always been a kind of Zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the world disappears for me when I'm on a wave."
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Paul Walker
"Surfing soothes me, it's always been a kind of Zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the world disappears for me when I'm on a wave."
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"A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure."
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Charlie Chaplin
"A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure."
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"But my favorite period for actors is the 70s. I think so many great movies were made in the 70s. The 90s just seem to be a confused decade. Nobody knows, really, what's going on."
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Ethan Suplee
"But my favorite period for actors is the 70s. I think so many great movies were made in the 70s. The 90s just seem to be a confused decade. Nobody knows, really, what's going on."
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"Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets."
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Larry Hagman
"Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets."
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"I got a series with the WB next year. We start shooting in July. It's going to be called Safe Harbor, and it's an hour show. It's a Spelling show and will follow 7th Heaven."
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Gregory Harrison
"I got a series with the WB next year. We start shooting in July. It's going to be called Safe Harbor, and it's an hour show. It's a Spelling show and will follow 7th Heaven."
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"I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be."
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Sean Bean
"I'm still Sean that me mates went to school with, not Sean the film star. And that's the way I prefer to be."
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"We did 'Erin Brockovich,' we did 'Man on the Moon,' we did 'Living Out Loud,' but now I'm going to keep going."
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Danny DeVito
"We did 'Erin Brockovich,' we did 'Man on the Moon,' we did 'Living Out Loud,' but now I'm going to keep going."
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"A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong."
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Orson Welles
"A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong."
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"There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double."
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Ian McDiarmid
"There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double."
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"I've been homeschooling for eight years and have always received the best advice and encouragement from other homeschoolers, rather than a book or lecture."
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Lisa Whelchel
"I've been homeschooling for eight years and have always received the best advice and encouragement from other homeschoolers, rather than a book or lecture."
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"You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education."
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Robert Vaughn
"You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education."
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"In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl."
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Gary Cooper
"In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl."
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"I've worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best people are driven from a place of being extremely challenging and dark within their way."
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Josh Lucas
"I've worked with some incredibly difficult directors but my understanding is that a lot of the best people are driven from a place of being extremely challenging and dark within their way."
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"When it comes to turning out movies, I'm for Hollywood."
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Jeffrey Hunter
"When it comes to turning out movies, I'm for Hollywood."
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"I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director."
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Judd Hirsch
"I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director."
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"Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for Free Willy. Or maybe I will."
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Michael Madsen
"Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for Free Willy. Or maybe I will."
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"We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie."
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Javier Bardem
"We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie."
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"I knew at an early age I wanted to act. Acting was always easy for me. I don't believe in predestination, but I do believe that once you get where ever it is you are going, that is where you were going to be."
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Morgan Freeman
"I knew at an early age I wanted to act. Acting was always easy for me. I don't believe in predestination, but I do believe that once you get where ever it is you are going, that is where you were going to be."
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"The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way."
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Keanu Reeves
"The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way."
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"I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator."
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Harrison Ford
"I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator."
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"She had said one time, make a choice and do it like Hercules. So if that is all of what is being offered, the idea is to always do it like Hercules and I always followed her advise and now I'm here talking to you."
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Harvey Keitel
"She had said one time, make a choice and do it like Hercules. So if that is all of what is being offered, the idea is to always do it like Hercules and I always followed her advise and now I'm here talking to you."
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"I figure you're only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I've always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction."
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Tim Conway
"I figure you're only here for a matter of moments. Ever since I was a kid watching movies I've always wanted to make people laugh or have some sort of emotional reaction."
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"I'm relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that's not very pleasant."
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Marton Csokas
"I'm relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that's not very pleasant."
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"I think from a very young age I always have this desire to perform."
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Victor Garber
"I think from a very young age I always have this desire to perform."
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"That's where the money is, on the road."
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Aries Spears
"That's where the money is, on the road."
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"I'd studied dance in Chicago every summer end taught it all winter, and I was well-rounded. I wasn't worried about getting a job on Broadway. In fact, I got one the first week."
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Gene Kelly
"I'd studied dance in Chicago every summer end taught it all winter, and I was well-rounded. I wasn't worried about getting a job on Broadway. In fact, I got one the first week."
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"For Scary Movie 2, we had a due date and had to work fast. And though there's a lot of pressure, as artists, we just block it out. So really, the pressure comes from us. That's how the first movie happened. There was no outside pressure: we wanted to hit the audience hard."
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Shawn Wayans
"For Scary Movie 2, we had a due date and had to work fast. And though there's a lot of pressure, as artists, we just block it out. So really, the pressure comes from us. That's how the first movie happened. There was no outside pressure: we wanted to hit the audience hard."
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"I think Superman's journey is to become comfortable on earth. Of course he's got his role as earth's greatest protector but he also wants to be as happy as he can and if that happens to be with Lois then he's going to find a way."
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Brandon Routh
"I think Superman's journey is to become comfortable on earth. Of course he's got his role as earth's greatest protector but he also wants to be as happy as he can and if that happens to be with Lois then he's going to find a way."
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"I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing."
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Bill Mumy
"I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing."
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"Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful."
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William Hurt
"Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful."
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"But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband."
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Treat Williams
"But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband."
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"Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile."
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Sean Connery
"Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile."
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"I mean I think children love the idea that there are different viewpoints and different words for things and different worlds. And the more that they pretend to be other people, the harder it is for them to hate them and misunderstand them when they grow up."
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Samuel West
"I mean I think children love the idea that there are different viewpoints and different words for things and different worlds. And the more that they pretend to be other people, the harder it is for them to hate them and misunderstand them when they grow up."
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"I've never been driven by fame or money or anything like that. It's never been part of my psyche."
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Richard O'Brien
"I've never been driven by fame or money or anything like that. It's never been part of my psyche."
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"For lack of any clearer idea, I just started acting one day. It had been in the back of my head for a while, but I think in some ways I was afraid to do it, and finally I just stepped up."
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Jeffrey Wright
"For lack of any clearer idea, I just started acting one day. It had been in the back of my head for a while, but I think in some ways I was afraid to do it, and finally I just stepped up."
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"The place was built on the premise that people want to gamble, and they may as well do it here. They look after their clientele, and, hell, they treat me like I'm one of their family."
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Wilford Brimley
"The place was built on the premise that people want to gamble, and they may as well do it here. They look after their clientele, and, hell, they treat me like I'm one of their family."
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"If the money's right, I'll do a film."
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Oliver Reed
"If the money's right, I'll do a film."
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"Every weekend he'd have me come down to work on Dragnet, which by now was on television as well as radio."
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Martin Milner
"Every weekend he'd have me come down to work on Dragnet, which by now was on television as well as radio."
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