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"You know, it's always fun to play the bad guy at the end of the day."

"You know, it's always fun to play the bad guy at the end of the day."

Julian McMahon, Australian Actor

Day, End, Fun, Play

177

"I do enjoy working with Ryan although he owes me money."

"I do enjoy working with Ryan although he owes me money."

Colin Mochrie, Scottish Actor

176

"I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living."

"I have this theory that, depending on your attitude, your life doesn't have to become this ridiculous charade that it seems so many people end up living."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

Life, People, Attitude, End

175

"Instead of acting in court, I decided to act onstage."

"Instead of acting in court, I decided to act onstage."

Raul Julia, Puerto Rican Actor

Act, Acting, Court

175

"TV is not a baby sitter."

"TV is not a baby sitter."

Luis Guzman, Puerto Rican Actor

174

"Hollywood does not write parts for people like me, an elderly gentleman, and when they find out you're crippled, forget about it. No, I'll never work again."

"Hollywood does not write parts for people like me, an elderly gentleman, and when they find out you're crippled, forget about it. No, I'll never work again."

Ricardo Montalban, Mexican Actor

Work, People, Elderly, Forget

173

"Women know when they've got the menopause but men don't quite know. They know it afterwards."

"Women know when they've got the menopause but men don't quite know. They know it afterwards."

Omar Sharif, Egyptian Actor

173

"Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me."

"Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me."

Chow Yun Fat, Chinese Actor

Culture, English, Words

172

"I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in."

"I try and do films I know I'm going to enjoy watching as well as being in."

Dougray Scott, Scottish Actor

172

"I think part of the problem is the education system doesn't work - it's not accountable."

"I think part of the problem is the education system doesn't work - it's not accountable."

Luis Guzman, Puerto Rican Actor

Education, Work

171

"My one ambition is to play a hero."

"My one ambition is to play a hero."

Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese Actor

170

"They lard their lean books with the fat of others work."

"They lard their lean books with the fat of others work."

Richard Burton, Welsh Actor

170

"If I want my children to learn what bomba and plena is, I will teach them."

"If I want my children to learn what bomba and plena is, I will teach them."

Luis Guzman, Puerto Rican Actor

Children, Want, Will

167

"Just the fact that I've lived more, and I'm not concerned about when I am going to get my next job anymore. This business is free-lance and it's not a steady job. Younger, I would have been more preoccupied with myself."

"Just the fact that I've lived more, and I'm not concerned about when I am going to get my next job anymore. This business is free-lance and it's not a steady job. Younger, I would have been more preoccupied with myself."

Raul Julia, Puerto Rican Actor

Business, Fact, Job

167

"I think the Lower East Side inspires me. That whole neighborhood, a lot of the people that I worked with, seeing what we've gone through in life, being given an opportunity to understand who I am; my identity, my culture, and my roots."

"I think the Lower East Side inspires me. That whole neighborhood, a lot of the people that I worked with, seeing what we've gone through in life, being given an opportunity to understand who I am; my identity, my culture, and my roots."

Luis Guzman, Puerto Rican Actor

Life, People, Opportunity, Being

167

"I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there's a cigar table with a special cigar ashtray, and your wife is reading a book on how to save the environment."

"I even smoke in bed. Imagine smoking a cigar in bed, reading a book. Next to your bed, there's a cigar table with a special cigar ashtray, and your wife is reading a book on how to save the environment."

Raul Julia, Puerto Rican Actor

Wife, Bed, Environment, Reading

166

"Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life."

"Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life."

George Arliss, Bosniak Actor

Life, Wisdom, Humility

166

"It's funny how you call me a celebrity. Oh man."

"It's funny how you call me a celebrity. Oh man."

Steven Hill, American Actor

Funny, Celebrity, Man

166

"I have no memories I'm prepared to share with you."

"I have no memories I'm prepared to share with you."

Peter O'Toole, Irish Actor

165

"Easy was, like, spending time with Jennifer on set. Difficult stuff about character is, it was a little bit like just being the only one with no superhuman powers."

"Easy was, like, spending time with Jennifer on set. Difficult stuff about character is, it was a little bit like just being the only one with no superhuman powers."

Goran Visnjic, Croatian Actor

Time, Character, Being

165

"I paint a slice of life, whatever it is that day."

"I paint a slice of life, whatever it is that day."

Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian Actor

164

"Take care, these Italians, full of failings, are neither you, nor me; they are your neighbors, the ones you meet on the staircase and whom you do not like to greet."

"Take care, these Italians, full of failings, are neither you, nor me; they are your neighbors, the ones you meet on the staircase and whom you do not like to greet."

Alberto Sordi, Italian Actor

Care, Neighbors

163

"My wife can see always how a part affects me personally because she has to live with it."

"My wife can see always how a part affects me personally because she has to live with it."

Cillian Murphy, Irish Actor

162

"I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it."

"I'm crazy about westerns. I need to do a western once in a while. It's like you know, eating bread, eating pasta, drinking wine. It's in my blood. I need it."

Franco Nero, Italian Actor

Blood, Drinking, Eating, Wine

162

"If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up."

"If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up."

Max von Sydow, Swedish Actor

161

"Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I'm going to be playing."

"Essentially, I'm untrained, so I just go with my imagination and try to put myself as solidly as I can into the shoes of whatever person I'm going to be playing."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

161

"We are too quick to put labels on things. It is my profession. I get up and paint. Everyone wants to put a label on it, but I am a free spirit, so I fight against that."

"We are too quick to put labels on things. It is my profession. I get up and paint. Everyone wants to put a label on it, but I am a free spirit, so I fight against that."

Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian Actor

Fight, Profession, Quick, Spirit

161

"I have always been a Malibu Man, like all actors."

"I have always been a Malibu Man, like all actors."

Nick Mancuso, Italian Actor

Actor, Actors, Man

160

"The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit."

"The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

159

"I have a son in Barcelona whom I am madly in love with."

"I have a son in Barcelona whom I am madly in love with."

Anthony Quinn, Mexican Actor

158

"Standing on soil feels so much different than standing on city pavement; it lets you look inward and reflect and see who you really are, while you see a beautiful, unspoiled land as far as the eye can see. It allows your inner life to grow."

"Standing on soil feels so much different than standing on city pavement; it lets you look inward and reflect and see who you really are, while you see a beautiful, unspoiled land as far as the eye can see. It allows your inner life to grow."

Ricardo Montalban, Mexican Actor

Life, Eye, Land

158

"Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there."

"Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there."

Will Smith, American Actor

Change, Money, Success, People

157

"If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers."

"If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

Imagination, Enemy

156

"Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that."

"Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

Life, Environment, Question

155

"It was a very profound experience, getting in touch with that part of us, in all of us human beings, that is committed beyond yourself to the point of giving everything you have, including your life, for other people, for your fellow man."

"It was a very profound experience, getting in touch with that part of us, in all of us human beings, that is committed beyond yourself to the point of giving everything you have, including your life, for other people, for your fellow man."

Raul Julia, Puerto Rican Actor

Experience, Life, People, Giving

153

"I like to think that I'm not as ominous in real life."

"I like to think that I'm not as ominous in real life."

Daniel Dae Kim, South Korean Actor

151

"I always wondered if you clone your wife and have the cloned wife on the moon and the real wife down here, would that be considered cheating?"

"I always wondered if you clone your wife and have the cloned wife on the moon and the real wife down here, would that be considered cheating?"

Luis Guzman, Puerto Rican Actor

Wife, Cheating, Moon

150

"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it."

"I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it."

Clint Eastwood, American Actor

150

"It makes you realise that people are the same wherever you go."

"It makes you realise that people are the same wherever you go."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

148

"I've wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little boy."

"I've wanted to be an actor ever since I was a little boy."

Henry Darrow, Puerto Rican Actor

148

"I'm an old-fashioned guy... I want to be an old man with a beer belly sitting on a porch, looking at a lake or something."

"I'm an old-fashioned guy... I want to be an old man with a beer belly sitting on a porch, looking at a lake or something."

Johnny Depp, American Actor

Beer, Man, Old, Want

147

"I started out Ice skating with Holiday On Ice and just got offered the part of R2 by chance."

"I started out Ice skating with Holiday On Ice and just got offered the part of R2 by chance."

Kenny Baker, British Actor

Chance, Holiday

145

"I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30's. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled."

"I'm an actor who they said was wrinkled and balding and everything else when I was in my early 30's. Most of the people who wrote that who thought they were younger than me are now bald and wrinkled."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Thought, People, Now

145

"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it."

"I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

Opportunity, Luck

144

"The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for."

"The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for."

Gerard Butler, Scottish Actor

140

"I figured my body always would be able to repair itself. I think all of us believe that - until you begin to age and get hit with deteriorating joints."

"I figured my body always would be able to repair itself. I think all of us believe that - until you begin to age and get hit with deteriorating joints."

Lee Majors, American Actor

136

"I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism."

"I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism."

Shia LaBeouf, American Actor

Racism, School, Youth

136

"I did a voice for Odo, but people don't recognize you by your voice."

"I did a voice for Odo, but people don't recognize you by your voice."

Rene Auberjonois, American Actor

136

"I never want to turn something down because I'm afraid to do it, because of some idea of image or whatever. That was never anything I set out to do. In fact, the opposite, I always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make."

"I never want to turn something down because I'm afraid to do it, because of some idea of image or whatever. That was never anything I set out to do. In fact, the opposite, I always want to confuse people in terms of any kind of image and be unpredictable in any kind of movie I make."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

People, Idea, Fact, Want

135

"There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs."

"There are two types of Chinese growing up in America. One is the kind that does really well in school, with thick, thick glasses. And the other is involved with the gangs."

Donnie Yen, Chinese Actor

America, Growing up, School

134

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