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"The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and trying something new, and having another take on something and keeping it alive."

"The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and trying something new, and having another take on something and keeping it alive."

Jake Gyllenhaal, American Actor

9

"The schools ain't what they used to be and never was."

"The schools ain't what they used to be and never was."

Will Rogers, American Actor

School, Schools

9

"For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chance to really act emotionally, because the situation is an extreme one."

"For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chance to really act emotionally, because the situation is an extreme one."

Ian McDiarmid, Scottish Actor

Character, Chance, Extreme, Shadow

9

"You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is."

"You cannot win if you're not at the table. You have to be where the action is."

Ben Stein, American Actor

9

"You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting."

"You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting."

Ed Harris, American Actor

Competition, Fighting, Forget, Oil

9

"Failure's not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger."

"Failure's not a bad thing. It builds character. It makes you stronger."

Billy Dee Williams, American Actor

Character, Failure

9

"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

9

"Because technically actors are just public servants really. They just tell stories because people need to be told stories. That's all it is. And yet we get treated as though we're important."

"Because technically actors are just public servants really. They just tell stories because people need to be told stories. That's all it is. And yet we get treated as though we're important."

James McAvoy, Scottish Actor

People, Actors, Public

9

"I love the fame and the money and the power. You have to keep working to have that."

"I love the fame and the money and the power. You have to keep working to have that."

Steve Guttenberg, American Actor

Love, Money, Power, Fame

9

"The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find the exaggeration in those things."

"The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find the exaggeration in those things."

Aries Spears, American Actor

Exaggeration, Trying

9

"You have to stay updated on trends, social things and pop culture, you need to stay with the times and keep evolving."

"You have to stay updated on trends, social things and pop culture, you need to stay with the times and keep evolving."

Corey Feldman, American Actor

9

"I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with."

"I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with."

John Ratzenberger, American Actor

9

"I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you."

"I don't think you need to go looking for the enemy. He's going to look for you."

Willie Aames, American Actor

9

"We should just get somebody from the left and the right and they should all throw bumper stickers at each other and the first one to cover the other one wins."

"We should just get somebody from the left and the right and they should all throw bumper stickers at each other and the first one to cover the other one wins."

David Cross, American Actor

9

"Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible."

"Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

Movies, Quality, Bible, Chance

9

"I think of marriage as a garden. You have to tend to it. Respect it, take care of it, feed it. Make sure everyone is getting the right amount of, um, sunlight."

"I think of marriage as a garden. You have to tend to it. Respect it, take care of it, feed it. Make sure everyone is getting the right amount of, um, sunlight."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

Marriage, Care, Garden, Respect

9

"I just wrapped this movie called The Wedding Crashers which was a pretty big break for me."

"I just wrapped this movie called The Wedding Crashers which was a pretty big break for me."

Bradley Cooper, American Actor

Wedding, Pretty

9

"People are realizing that color has no bearing on what's known as brotherhood."

"People are realizing that color has no bearing on what's known as brotherhood."

Omar Epps, American Actor

People, Brotherhood

9

"But I'm not like sad, depressed miserable person. I guess sometimes I give off that impression."

"But I'm not like sad, depressed miserable person. I guess sometimes I give off that impression."

Edward Furlong, American Actor

9

"Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful."

"Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful."

Richard Gere, American Actor

9

"I'm surrounded by it. I have so many lovely people around me who are supportive, gentle, kind and considerate. I'm so grateful for every day that I'm on the planet and that continues to be so."

"I'm surrounded by it. I have so many lovely people around me who are supportive, gentle, kind and considerate. I'm so grateful for every day that I'm on the planet and that continues to be so."

Richard O'Brien, English Actor

9

"I'd have to say the whole experience in making The Neverending Story. I had an incredible time."

"I'd have to say the whole experience in making The Neverending Story. I had an incredible time."

Noah Hathaway, American Actor

Experience, Time

9

"The only line that's wrong in Shakespeare is 'holding a mirror up to nature.' You hold a magnifying glass up to nature. As an actor you just enlarge it enough so that your audience can identify with the situation. If it were a mirror, we would have no art."

"The only line that's wrong in Shakespeare is 'holding a mirror up to nature.' You hold a magnifying glass up to nature. As an actor you just enlarge it enough so that your audience can identify with the situation. If it were a mirror, we would have no art."

Montgomery Clift, American Actor

Art, Nature, Shakespeare

9

"Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!"

"Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!"

Oliver Reed, English Actor

9

"I have a problem with the blatant celebrity exhibitionism that happens in this business and being sold purely as a brand."

Jason Patric, American Actor

Business, Being, Celebrity

9

"TV tends to look for the living equivalents of squeaky-clean Kens and Barbies, but with my dial I'm more like Ken's dirty old uncle."

"TV tends to look for the living equivalents of squeaky-clean Kens and Barbies, but with my dial I'm more like Ken's dirty old uncle."

John C. McGinley, American Actor

9

"Not only did God deliver me from the bondage of alcoholism, he also blessed my family financially because of my commitment to honor what he had done for me and for not doing what I believed could possibly be destructive to others."

"Not only did God deliver me from the bondage of alcoholism, he also blessed my family financially because of my commitment to honor what he had done for me and for not doing what I believed could possibly be destructive to others."

Richard Kiel, American Actor

Family, God, Commitment, Honor

9

"It all depended on the cut. Some of them were really on the ship. Some were really on the set. Like if they had the stars for a week, the stars coming off, that was usually on the set, except if we were on location for that particular show."

"It all depended on the cut. Some of them were really on the ship. Some were really on the set. Like if they had the stars for a week, the stars coming off, that was usually on the set, except if we were on location for that particular show."

Gavin MacLeod, American Actor

9

"I'd love to learn to cook. I think the ladies like a guy who can cook. Also, there are lots of available ladies at cooking classes. Can you tell I'm single?"

"I'd love to learn to cook. I think the ladies like a guy who can cook. Also, there are lots of available ladies at cooking classes. Can you tell I'm single?"

Will Estes, American Actor

Love, Cooking, Ladies

9

"If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character."

"If I'm doing my job as an actor, the audience knows everything I know about the character."

Liev Schreiber, American Actor

9

"Kids are a great excuse for you to stop acting like one."

"Kids are a great excuse for you to stop acting like one."

Michael Madsen, American Actor

9

"It hasn't been a totally smooth road, but in the whole span of things I feel like a very lucky person."

"It hasn't been a totally smooth road, but in the whole span of things I feel like a very lucky person."

Edward Furlong, American Actor

9

"You want to keep it in there because you feel like it's yours but to be able to see that sometimes some stuff needs to go and I think it's for the benefit of the film."

"You want to keep it in there because you feel like it's yours but to be able to see that sometimes some stuff needs to go and I think it's for the benefit of the film."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

Film, Needs, Want

9

"You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke."

"You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke."

Ed Harris, American Actor

Day, Fighting, Inspiring

9

"Some couples could not work together but we enjoy working on our projects and building our art business."

"Some couples could not work together but we enjoy working on our projects and building our art business."

Dwayne Hickman, American Actor

Art, Business, Work, Building

9

"He felt like the invisible boy. When he got to be part of the mystery Men he felt like he had a purpose."

"He felt like the invisible boy. When he got to be part of the mystery Men he felt like he had a purpose."

Kel Mitchell, American Actor

Men, Purpose, Mystery

9

"My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself."

"My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself."

Balthazar Getty, American Actor

Mom, Trust, Care

9

"A relationship has to be cultivated. There have to be feelings of love for another first. But then you have to really like the person."

"A relationship has to be cultivated. There have to be feelings of love for another first. But then you have to really like the person."

Eric Braeden, American Actor

Love, Feelings, First

9

"I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors."

"I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors."

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Army, Beginning, Civil rights

9

"I'm hosting weekend retreats all over America. It is like a 24-hour slumber party for moms. We laugh, eat, play games, get massages, win prizes, talk about parenting and even cry a bit."

"I'm hosting weekend retreats all over America. It is like a 24-hour slumber party for moms. We laugh, eat, play games, get massages, win prizes, talk about parenting and even cry a bit."

Lisa Whelchel, American Actor

Parenting, America, Games, Party

9

"In my experience sometimes the darker the material that you're doing, the more necessary it is to have some sort of levity around. I've worked on more lighthearted pieces that have been more brutal and tougher to make."

"In my experience sometimes the darker the material that you're doing, the more necessary it is to have some sort of levity around. I've worked on more lighthearted pieces that have been more brutal and tougher to make."

Nick Stahl, American Actor

9

"New York is tough on lonely people."

"New York is tough on lonely people."

Michael Bergin, American Actor

9

"Tarantino's stuff in its inception was all about finding a way for him to break into Hollywood."

"Tarantino's stuff in its inception was all about finding a way for him to break into Hollywood."

Ryan Phillippe, American Actor

9

"The reason I took Early Edition - besides the fact that I liked it - was that it enabled me to start a production company in New York City. It's a low-budget film company to produce and direct movies."

"The reason I took Early Edition - besides the fact that I liked it - was that it enabled me to start a production company in New York City. It's a low-budget film company to produce and direct movies."

Fisher Stevens, American Actor

Movies, Company, Fact, Film

9

"I was a window dresser for Burton's once. What really put me off was the area manager coming round and saying, Charles, I think you're a natch at this."

"I was a window dresser for Burton's once. What really put me off was the area manager coming round and saying, Charles, I think you're a natch at this."

Charles Dance, English Actor

Management, Manager, Saying

9

"The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know."

"The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know."

Gene Barry, American Actor

Attitude, Mind, Reading

9

"Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing."

"Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing."

Ted Shackelford, American Actor

8

"I think the moral majority and religious right have been shrinking and having not quite as loud a voice in America, and all of a sudden people are coming to their own realizations going, 'Joe down the street is gay and he's a great guy.'"

"I think the moral majority and religious right have been shrinking and having not quite as loud a voice in America, and all of a sudden people are coming to their own realizations going, 'Joe down the street is gay and he's a great guy.'"

Jason Priestley, Canadian Actor

People, America, Gay, Majority

8

"It's generally more fun playing the villain."

"It's generally more fun playing the villain."

Charlie Hunnam, English Actor

8

"So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts."

"So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts."

Ewan McGregor, Scottish Actor

Hollywood, Trying

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