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"The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results."

"The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results."

James Dean, American Actor

Result, Results

69

"If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest."

"If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

69

"I don't care what TV show you work on, even a movie for that matter, it's all about time and money eventually."

"I don't care what TV show you work on, even a movie for that matter, it's all about time and money eventually."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Money, Time, Work, Care

69

"Guilt is a weird thing to me. I don't have a lot of it."

"Guilt is a weird thing to me. I don't have a lot of it."

Andy Dick, American Actor

69

"They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping."

"They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping."

Steve Buscemi, American Actor

69

"No new projects at the moment. There are restrictions to how much I can take on. And I need to finish those that I am committed to do before thinking ahead. But I'd rather they take final shape before we talk of them."

"No new projects at the moment. There are restrictions to how much I can take on. And I need to finish those that I am committed to do before thinking ahead. But I'd rather they take final shape before we talk of them."

Amitabh Bachchan, Indian Actor

Project, Projects, Talk, Thinking

69

"My grandparents told endless stories about the town they were from. It became an almost mythic place."

"My grandparents told endless stories about the town they were from. It became an almost mythic place."

Vincent Schiavelli, American Actor

69

"Even in the realest American cinema that I see, there's still not that sense that this is reality. There's still that sense that you are watching a movie. And hopefully, if we did get our jobs right, that sense disappears when you watch this movie."

"Even in the realest American cinema that I see, there's still not that sense that this is reality. There's still that sense that you are watching a movie. And hopefully, if we did get our jobs right, that sense disappears when you watch this movie."

Joshua Leonard, American Actor

American, Cinema, Jobs, Reality

68

"The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be."

"The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

68

"I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again."

"I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again."

Stellan Skarsgard, Swedish Actor

Play, School, Snow, Spring

68

"I knew when I grew up, I always wanted to be a liar, and if you're in television, you're lying because you're just pretending to be yourself much like I'm doing now."

"I knew when I grew up, I always wanted to be a liar, and if you're in television, you're lying because you're just pretending to be yourself much like I'm doing now."

John Ritter, American Actor

Lying, Now, Television

68

"We didn't have the lane ropes, we had to get up higher in the water to avoid the little waves."

"We didn't have the lane ropes, we had to get up higher in the water to avoid the little waves."

Johnny Weissmuller, American Actor

68

"Sex is the great equalizer."

"Sex is the great equalizer."

Nick Mancuso, Italian Actor

68

"We all feel really blessed to have been with my dad for these 85 years."

"We all feel really blessed to have been with my dad for these 85 years."

Beau Bridges, American Actor

Father, Dad, Years

68

"I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an explosion in an old clothes closet."

"I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an explosion in an old clothes closet."

David Niven, English Actor

68

"When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression."

"When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression."

Casey Affleck, American Actor

Idea, Performance, Expression

68

"I didn't have a childhood."

"I didn't have a childhood."

Pat Morita, Japanese Actor

68

"I'd say without a doubt I've had the most sex scenes in any television show, ever. Last season I did eight sex scenes in one day - I haven't topped that yet."

"I'd say without a doubt I've had the most sex scenes in any television show, ever. Last season I did eight sex scenes in one day - I haven't topped that yet."

Julian McMahon, Australian Actor

Sex, Day, Doubt, Television

68

"I had no blood relatives till I made some."

"I had no blood relatives till I made some."

Andy Dick, American Actor

Blood, Relatives

68

"My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own."

"My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own."

Eli Wallach, American Actor

Movies, Wife, Acting, Being

68

"That's another reason I did Daredevil: I didn't get killed off in it."

"That's another reason I did Daredevil: I didn't get killed off in it."

Joe Pantoliano, American Actor

68

"I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about."

"I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about."

Christopher Walken, American Actor

68

"Cops and robbers resemble each other, so there's not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime."

"Cops and robbers resemble each other, so there's not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime."

Andre Braugher, American Actor

Crime, Learning

68

"There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man."

"There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

Challenge, Man, Nothing

68

"That we are to stand by the President right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

"That we are to stand by the President right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

American, President, Public, Right

68

"Cynicism is the humour of hatred."

"Cynicism is the humour of hatred."

Herbert Beerbohm Tree, British Actor

Cynicism, Hatred, Herbert Beerbohm

68

"Tom Byron is my friend. JJ Michaels is my friend. I haven't heard from him. I don't know what he believes. A couple of other have called but I haven't called them back."

"Tom Byron is my friend. JJ Michaels is my friend. I haven't heard from him. I don't know what he believes. A couple of other have called but I haven't called them back."

Marc Wallice, American Actor

Friendship, Friend

68

"It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem."

"It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem."

Jerry Orbach, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Drinking, Fun

68

"I remember being upset because I was finally legal to drink in Canada, and I decided to throw that all away and move to America, where I had to wait another two years. I came here to do improv and to try to join the Groundlings."

"I remember being upset because I was finally legal to drink in Canada, and I decided to throw that all away and move to America, where I had to wait another two years. I came here to do improv and to try to join the Groundlings."

Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

Legal, America, Being, Canada

68

"Savor the mystery, Stephen, we don't get enough of them."

"Savor the mystery, Stephen, we don't get enough of them."

David McCallum, Scottish Actor

68

"If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death."

"If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death."

Ben Kingsley, English Actor

Death, Life, Friend, Girlfriend

68

"Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others are practically destroying their faces in the amount of work they have."

"Clint Eastwood is aging beautifully. But someone like Burt Reynolds and others are practically destroying their faces in the amount of work they have."

William Devane, American Actor

68

"I've never crashed a wedding. When I was a kid I, of course, used to crash parties. Crashing a wedding is difficult though because you have to have the suit, and you have to have information in case someone catches you. You have to know at least some names and something."

"I've never crashed a wedding. When I was a kid I, of course, used to crash parties. Crashing a wedding is difficult though because you have to have the suit, and you have to have information in case someone catches you. You have to know at least some names and something."

Christopher Walken, American Actor

Wedding, Information, Names

68

"Americans enjoy uniformity in a way that the British don't; they wanted everybody of a sort of nice chorus line height and here I was, this person who was a good three inches taller than anyone else on the end of the line."

"Americans enjoy uniformity in a way that the British don't; they wanted everybody of a sort of nice chorus line height and here I was, this person who was a good three inches taller than anyone else on the end of the line."

Jeremy Irons, English Actor

American, Americans, End

68

"I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico."

"I've never seen oil slicks covering such a large area in the Gulf of Mexico."

John Amos, American Actor

68

"Here's the good news. If I realize that I'm insane, then I'm okay with it. I'm not dangerous insane."

"Here's the good news. If I realize that I'm insane, then I'm okay with it. I'm not dangerous insane."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

68

"I hosted Soul train but I listen to everything."

"I hosted Soul train but I listen to everything."

Shemar Moore, American Actor

68

"Maybe that's the whole teen oeuvre, you know covering people in disgusting bodily fluids and whatnot."

"Maybe that's the whole teen oeuvre, you know covering people in disgusting bodily fluids and whatnot."

Rider Strong, American Actor

68

"As soon as I had seen Fay Wray and spoken with her for a few minutes, I knew I had found the right girl."

"As soon as I had seen Fay Wray and spoken with her for a few minutes, I knew I had found the right girl."

Erich von Stroheim, Austrian Actor

68

"For 50 years, acting was the reason I got up in the morning."

"For 50 years, acting was the reason I got up in the morning."

Jack Klugman, American Actor

Acting, Reason, Years

68

"The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun."

"The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

Fun, Slang, Words

68

"In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl."

"In Westerns you were permitted to kiss your horse but never your girl."

Gary Cooper, American Actor

68

"A woman doesn't just love a man. She loves who he is. And, who he is is dependent on what he needs."

"A woman doesn't just love a man. She loves who he is. And, who he is is dependent on what he needs."

James MacArthur, American Actor

Love, Man, Needs, Woman

68

"I plan to go to college in Southampton, a fishery studies college. Again, my brother was down there about two years ago and he said it was great, so I'm looking forward to that."

"I plan to go to college in Southampton, a fishery studies college. Again, my brother was down there about two years ago and he said it was great, so I'm looking forward to that."

Tom Felton, English Actor

Brother, College, Years

68

"My dad was great. He was very droll, very dry."

"My dad was great. He was very droll, very dry."

Albert Finney, British Actor

68

"The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius."

"The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was a genius."

Sid Caesar, American Actor

68

"I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible."

"I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible."

Parker Stevenson, American Actor

68

"The next movie I do is not going to be in school."

"The next movie I do is not going to be in school."

Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor

68

"I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February."

"I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February."

Gary Cole, American Actor

Chicago, February

68

"I didn't know my dad for a long time. My dad was on drugs and my dad was at the VA Hospital, my dad was off in his own world selling drugs or using them or there would be crack heads in the house or whatever it would be."

"I didn't know my dad for a long time. My dad was on drugs and my dad was at the VA Hospital, my dad was off in his own world selling drugs or using them or there would be crack heads in the house or whatever it would be."

Shia LaBeouf, American Actor

Father, Dad, Time, Selling, Drugs

68

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