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"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

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"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

8

"In cinema, the leading player is the director."

"In cinema, the leading player is the director."

Ben Kingsley, English Actor

Cinema, Leading

8

"I like to work fast."

"I like to work fast."

Jerry Orbach, American Actor

8

"It was either therapy or die."

"It was either therapy or die."

Mickey Rourke, American Actor

8

"It's always been performance art, but now it's on a different level."

"It's always been performance art, but now it's on a different level."

Mark Roberts, American Actor

Art, Performance, Now

8

"The Long and the Short and the Tall made a great impression on me because it was a very ugly tale about the reality of soldiering at a time when we were being gung-ho about the whole thing of war."

"The Long and the Short and the Tall made a great impression on me because it was a very ugly tale about the reality of soldiering at a time when we were being gung-ho about the whole thing of war."

Timothy West, British Actor

Time, War, Impression, Being

8

"My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense."

"My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense."

Hugh Jackman, Australian Actor

Education, Father, Day, Growing up

8

"Getting stopped for drunk driving in those days might mean that your entire career was over then. Not today."

"Getting stopped for drunk driving in those days might mean that your entire career was over then. Not today."

Mark Goddard, American Actor

Career, Driving, Today

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"I don't have any particular burning desire to go back to being cuddly. Not really."

"I don't have any particular burning desire to go back to being cuddly. Not really."

Hugh Grant, English Actor

8

"My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year."

"My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year."

Ted Shackelford, American Actor

8

"Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored people are not going to die for anybody: they are going to die for their independence."

"Four hundred million in India, and millions everywhere, have told you, precisely, that the colored people are not going to die for anybody: they are going to die for their independence."

Paul Robeson, American Actor

People, Independence

8

"We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act."

"We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act."

Laurence Olivier, English Actor

8

"You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play."

"You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play."

Warren Beatty, American Actor

Success, Work, Play

8

"I would recommend that anyone who wants to do comedy on TV to do radio first."

"I would recommend that anyone who wants to do comedy on TV to do radio first."

David Walliams, British Actor

8

"Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him."

"Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him."

Orson Welles, American Actor

8

"Have a mind that's open to everything, get attached to nothing."

"Have a mind that's open to everything, get attached to nothing."

Gary Busey, American Actor

Mind, Nothing, Open

8

"I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager."

"I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager."

Sylvester Stallone, American Actor

Business, Manager, Talk

8

"I should in fairness add that my taste in music is reputedly deplorable."

"I should in fairness add that my taste in music is reputedly deplorable."

Paul Scofield, British Actor

8

"It's a delight to trust somebody so completely."

"It's a delight to trust somebody so completely."

Jeff Goldblum, American Actor

8

"The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight."

"The whole thing of weight, I guess it's because there is a wider fascination we all have with weight."

Daniel Day Lewis, British Actor

8

"The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy."

"The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy."

Ben Stein, American Actor

8

"One of the most amazing things I got from the film, so much green screen, there are so many moments and it really taught me about how important it is to have an intention when flying, when going somewhere and having an intention."

"One of the most amazing things I got from the film, so much green screen, there are so many moments and it really taught me about how important it is to have an intention when flying, when going somewhere and having an intention."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

Film, Flying, Intention, Moments

8

"You have actors who begin at a certain young age and there's very little change in their technique and the depth of their performances; they're the same 30 years later."

"You have actors who begin at a certain young age and there's very little change in their technique and the depth of their performances; they're the same 30 years later."

Alec Baldwin, American Actor

Age, Change, Actors, Years

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"I had a director who told me a story about a fan who had commented on how nice it was to see her sister laughing and how happy the show made her. I like to make people happy and make them laugh."

"I had a director who told me a story about a fan who had commented on how nice it was to see her sister laughing and how happy the show made her. I like to make people happy and make them laugh."

Will Estes, American Actor

8

"It makes me proud, and it makes me scared. More than anything, I want to be an actor and I want to keep working, and I think there's a danger in being perceived as a poster boy for something."

"It makes me proud, and it makes me scared. More than anything, I want to be an actor and I want to keep working, and I think there's a danger in being perceived as a poster boy for something."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

Actor, Being, Danger, Want

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"I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way."

"I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

8

"A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow."

"A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

Funny, People, Friends, Gay

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"I went to graduate school at Harvard for one year I worked in the state legislature in Sacramento for one year. I taught school in Compton for two years."

"I went to graduate school at Harvard for one year I worked in the state legislature in Sacramento for one year. I taught school in Compton for two years."

Harry Shearer, American Actor

School, State, Years

8

"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

8

"I would never have discovered alcohol."

"I would never have discovered alcohol."

David Strickland, American Actor

8

"I wanted to write some lyrics that had some meaning to them, lyrics that were meaningful to me and hopefully people can take something from that."

"I wanted to write some lyrics that had some meaning to them, lyrics that were meaningful to me and hopefully people can take something from that."

Adam Rich, American Actor

People, Meaning

8

"Every movie I've been in has ended up on television."

"Every movie I've been in has ended up on television."

Tony Curtis, American Actor

8

"I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life."

"I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life."

Peter Gallagher, American Actor

Life, Acting, Economics, Regret

8

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."

"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."

Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

Courage, Failure, Fool

8

"The poorest people are the sweetest people."

"The poorest people are the sweetest people."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

8

"I really want to do more mature, artistic, twisted, edgy films. That is my goal."

"I really want to do more mature, artistic, twisted, edgy films. That is my goal."

Lucas Grabeel, American Actor

8

"I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood."

"I really don't think there is anybody in the business with better eyes than Elijah Wood."

Liev Schreiber, American Actor

Business, Eyes, Wood

8

"We started training a month before the movie started and then by five months in, we were at our peak shape."

"We started training a month before the movie started and then by five months in, we were at our peak shape."

Ryan Reynolds, Canadian Actor

Months, Training

8

"I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester."

"I was involved in school plays, but when I left school I did a couple of odd jobs as a baker's apprentice and then as a fruit market porter in Manchester."

John Thaw, British Actor

Job, Jobs, School

8

"I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him."

"I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him."

Ed Harris, American Actor

Work, Fun, Past

8

"Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids."

"Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids."

Hal Sparks, American Actor

8

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

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

Andy Dick, American Actor

Blood, Relatives

8

"I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments."

"I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments."

Michael Landon, American Actor

Life, Disappointments, Expectations

8

"When they do bring on new people, it's good for the show. It's like getting a new toy. The writers enjoy it because it's a whole new character that they can write for, one that they aren't used to writing for. They can try different things."

"When they do bring on new people, it's good for the show. It's like getting a new toy. The writers enjoy it because it's a whole new character that they can write for, one that they aren't used to writing for. They can try different things."

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American Actor

People, Character, Writers, Writing

8

"I feel fine, I don't care who the director is. All you have to do is know what your doing - all of us - everybody in the business - that's all you ask anyone - you know your job, I know mine, let's go do it."

"I feel fine, I don't care who the director is. All you have to do is know what your doing - all of us - everybody in the business - that's all you ask anyone - you know your job, I know mine, let's go do it."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Business, Care, Job

8

"To my fellow nominees, whoever they are - I'm not that familiar with their work - I just want to say, there's always next year - except, you know, for Ray Romano ."

"To my fellow nominees, whoever they are - I'm not that familiar with their work - I just want to say, there's always next year - except, you know, for Ray Romano ."

Tony Shalhoub, American Actor

8

"I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series."

"I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series."

Victor Garber, Canadian Actor

8

"If you say city to people, people have no problem thinking of the city as rife with problematic, screwed-up people, but if you say suburbs - and I'm not the first person to say this, it's been said over and over again in literature - there's a sense of normalcy."

"If you say city to people, people have no problem thinking of the city as rife with problematic, screwed-up people, but if you say suburbs - and I'm not the first person to say this, it's been said over and over again in literature - there's a sense of normalcy."

Eric Bogosian, American Actor

People, First, Literature, Sense

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