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"I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people who weren't born. For people who weren't born, they see how leaders must act under a crisis situation, not trying to be re-elected or not trying to check polls, that they go from their gut check."

"I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people who weren't born. For people who weren't born, they see how leaders must act under a crisis situation, not trying to be re-elected or not trying to check polls, that they go from their gut check."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Movies, Time, People, Act

43

"The only thing that frightens me a little is when I'm called Kevin rather than Fred, but that's how people have known me for so many years. So, I can't really blame them."

"The only thing that frightens me a little is when I'm called Kevin rather than Fred, but that's how people have known me for so many years. So, I can't really blame them."

Fred Savage, American Actor

People, Blame, Years

43

"Fun? There is no fun."

"Fun? There is no fun."

Klaus Kinski, German Actor

43

"You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall."

"You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall."

Esai Morales, American Actor

People, Waiting

43

"We have too many actors for the jobs available."

"We have too many actors for the jobs available."

Tony Randall, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Jobs

43

"I think what's always been interesting to me than the science and the criminality with this job is what happens to your persona, your disposition, after day in and day out dealing with life and death."

"I think what's always been interesting to me than the science and the criminality with this job is what happens to your persona, your disposition, after day in and day out dealing with life and death."

George Eads, American Actor

Death, Life, Science, Day

43

"It's disgusting that a Broadway show can't try out anymore, that no matter where they are in the world, there is this massive dialogue going on between people damning or praising it."

"It's disgusting that a Broadway show can't try out anymore, that no matter where they are in the world, there is this massive dialogue going on between people damning or praising it."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

43

"It's the first time that I've ever had an art show based on a film, but it's a photography collage."

"It's the first time that I've ever had an art show based on a film, but it's a photography collage."

Val Kilmer, American Actor

Art, Time, Film, First

43

"Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he's terrific; because I know he always had to fight being what he looked like a lot, but I think he's a terrific actor."

"Actors I admire? Ed Harris, or course, I think he's terrific; because I know he always had to fight being what he looked like a lot, but I think he's a terrific actor."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

Actor, Actors, Being, Fight

43

"I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there."

"I was very fortunate to hook up with Jerry in the first place. The network was already committed to doing something with him, so I skipped a couple of hundred steps right there."

Larry David, American Actor

First, Network, Right

43

"That's a tough question; I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job."

"That's a tough question; I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job."

Will Estes, American Actor

Father, Dad, Acting, Job, Question

43

"Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state."

"Dad built houses and when they were sold, he moved on to a new town, so I know a lot about my native state."

Gerald McRaney, American Actor

Father, Dad, Houses, State

43

"There is a real diversity of talent and background on the A list so as to better reflect our society in all walks. There are people who have been candidates before, Councillors, Doctors, business leaders, charity campaigners."

"There is a real diversity of talent and background on the A list so as to better reflect our society in all walks. There are people who have been candidates before, Councillors, Doctors, business leaders, charity campaigners."

Adam Rickitt, British Actor

Business, Society, Talent, People

43

"All actors are incredibly insecure."

"All actors are incredibly insecure."

Terence Stamp, British Actor

43

"It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake."

"It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake."

Vincent D'Onofrio, American Actor

Mistake, People, First, Pretty

43

"You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles."

"You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles."

Jack Scalia, American Actor

43

"The script was just the best I'd read in a long time and I love the humor, which I wasn't expecting, and I like the fact that my six year old daughter can see the show without being, you know, protected from it."

"The script was just the best I'd read in a long time and I love the humor, which I wasn't expecting, and I like the fact that my six year old daughter can see the show without being, you know, protected from it."

Stephen Collins, American Actor

Love, Time, Humor, Daughter

43

"It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever appeared before a camera."

"It is unfortunate that the poor judgment shown by a small group of young actors has tarnished the reputation of every child who has ever appeared before a camera."

Fred Savage, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Judgment, Poor, Reputation

43

"I mean when you come into the set at 7:30 in the morning and you come out of make-up and the first thing you know, the ladies start coming into our dressing rooms at 7:45."

"I mean when you come into the set at 7:30 in the morning and you come out of make-up and the first thing you know, the ladies start coming into our dressing rooms at 7:45."

Burt Ward, American Actor

43

"But I did make some money doing commercials. I did fourteen in one year."

"But I did make some money doing commercials. I did fourteen in one year."

Dabney Coleman, American Actor

43

"I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your job. You get there and there is a house on fire. You leave and there's not a fire anymore."

"I've had tons of odd jobs, but I think that I would probably be a fireman because you get to see the results of your job. You get there and there is a house on fire. You leave and there's not a fire anymore."

Luke Perry, American Actor

Fire, Job, Jobs, Results

43

"I don't think it's a matter of, do you win the game or not, it's how gracefully do you play it."

"I don't think it's a matter of, do you win the game or not, it's how gracefully do you play it."

Ted Danson, American Actor

43

"Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys."

"Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys."

Rick Moranis, Canadian Actor

43

"What I wanted more than anything was a long career."

"What I wanted more than anything was a long career."

Terence Stamp, British Actor

43

"This Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction."

"This Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction."

Martin Sheen, American Actor

Vision, Being, Direction, Military

43

"Women won't let me stay single and I won't let me stay married."

"Women won't let me stay single and I won't let me stay married."

Errol Flynn, Australian Actor

43

"That's the reason support for the National Endowment of the Arts is so important. It enables those ventures that aren't viable commercially to be done."

"That's the reason support for the National Endowment of the Arts is so important. It enables those ventures that aren't viable commercially to be done."

David Selby, American Actor

Reason, Support

43

"I don't really want to be doing high budget, where they've got cranes and everything. That just sounds boring, having to do the same thing over and over again."

"I don't really want to be doing high budget, where they've got cranes and everything. That just sounds boring, having to do the same thing over and over again."

Rider Strong, American Actor

43

"Those songs are about getting out; they're not about getting out of family. It wasn't about how family life was curtailing because I didn't know family life."

"Those songs are about getting out; they're not about getting out of family. It wasn't about how family life was curtailing because I didn't know family life."

Bob Geldof, Irish Actor

Family, Life, Songs

43

"You may get real tired watching me, but I'm not going to quit."

"You may get real tired watching me, but I'm not going to quit."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

43

"I have two lovely sons and some good memories, but I've had a rather tumultuous personal life. It hasn't been dull; I've been the Hiroshima of love."

"I have two lovely sons and some good memories, but I've had a rather tumultuous personal life. It hasn't been dull; I've been the Hiroshima of love."

Sylvester Stallone, American Actor

Love, Life, Memories, Sons

43

"There were loads of plays which were very popular before and after the war, where everybody wore a dinner jacket in the third act and it was in a house that you wished you'd owned with people that you wish you knew. It was life seen through a very privileged way."

"There were loads of plays which were very popular before and after the war, where everybody wore a dinner jacket in the third act and it was in a house that you wished you'd owned with people that you wish you knew. It was life seen through a very privileged way."

Timothy West, British Actor

Life, War, People, Act

43

"I can tell you that I'd rather be kissed by my dogs than by some people I've known."

"I can tell you that I'd rather be kissed by my dogs than by some people I've known."

Bob Barker, American Actor

43

"The day I finished 'Twilight', I came home and started bulking up. For 'New Moon', I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in Twilight."

"The day I finished 'Twilight', I came home and started bulking up. For 'New Moon', I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in Twilight."

Taylor Lautner, American Actor

Home, Day, Moon, Twilight

43

"You see, I was the son of a baptist minister."

"You see, I was the son of a baptist minister."

DeForest Kelley, American Actor

43

"It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character."

"It makes it fun. When an actor plays a character, you want what that character wants. Otherwise it doesn't look authentic. So I really want to defeat Jimmy - I mean Jimmy as the character."

Alan Alda, American Actor

Character, Defeat, Fun

43

"I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn't in it."

"I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn't in it."

Bob Balaban, American Actor

Time, Awards, Years

43

"What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it."

"What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it."

Dwayne Johnson, American Actor

Winning, Losing, Singing

43

"There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky."

"There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky."

Colin Mochrie, Scottish Actor

Thought, Living, Skill

43

"Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world."

"Any excuse to live in New York and do art. Has to be one of the most rewarding experiences in the world."

Tommy Chong, Canadian Actor

43

"The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft."

"The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft."

Steve Kanaly, American Actor

Being, Television, Years

43

"The one thing that men and women have in common - they both like the company of men."

"The one thing that men and women have in common - they both like the company of men."

Michael Douglas, American Actor

Men, Women, Company

43

"I don't care about the money. I just need, as an actor, to do as many different things that I can to make me feel good about myself."

"I don't care about the money. I just need, as an actor, to do as many different things that I can to make me feel good about myself."

David Morse, American Actor

43

"I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic."

"I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic."

Philip Seymour Hoffman, American Actor

Work, Movies, Act, Company

43

"I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself."

"I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself."

Laurence Olivier, English Actor

Work, Heart, Knowledge

43

"I was only interested in my scene, and I had to go through thousands and thousands of other scenes. I got my scene and I read it many, many, many, many, many times. That was my research."

"I was only interested in my scene, and I had to go through thousands and thousands of other scenes. I got my scene and I read it many, many, many, many, many times. That was my research."

Ralph Fiennes, British Actor

43

"I started college Pre-Med. That lasted about half a semester."

"I started college Pre-Med. That lasted about half a semester."

Peter Krause, American Actor

43

"It was hell to go through what I went through. I didn't know I had so many friends. Many people gave a damn about my situation. They helped cure me."

"It was hell to go through what I went through. I didn't know I had so many friends. Many people gave a damn about my situation. They helped cure me."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

People, Cure, Friends, Hell

43

"I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends."

"I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends."

Josh Charles, American Actor

First, Friends, Now, Right

43

"I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live in a quiet place. I do not live as a hermit, though other people would prefer it if I did."

"I don't know what impression you might have of the way I live. I live in a quiet place. I do not live as a hermit, though other people would prefer it if I did."

Daniel Day Lewis, British Actor

People, Impression, Quiet

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