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"Fortunately, I was supposed to look confused and disoriented because, God, I felt that way."

"Fortunately, I was supposed to look confused and disoriented because, God, I felt that way."

Dick York, American Actor

40

"When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully."

"When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

40

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Mother, Son, Irony

40

"It's like the old rule-if you introduce a gun into the first act of a play, it's going to be used in the third act. So if you do a movie about criminals, you have to accept there's going to be Some action."

"It's like the old rule-if you introduce a gun into the first act of a play, it's going to be used in the third act. So if you do a movie about criminals, you have to accept there's going to be Some action."

Harold Ramis, American Actor

Action, First, Old, Play

40

"We call the Creator father, because we rely upon Him to protect us, guide us, feed us, keep us warm, to discipline us and all those things. I try to take my cue from the Creator, with regard to my children."

"We call the Creator father, because we rely upon Him to protect us, guide us, feed us, keep us warm, to discipline us and all those things. I try to take my cue from the Creator, with regard to my children."

Terrence Howard, American Actor

Father, Discipline, Children

40

"I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don't die."

"I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don't die."

Morris Chestnut, American Actor

Friendship, Friend, Character, Play

40

"Yes, and it's my third movie with Richard. American Gigolo was my first."

"Yes, and it's my third movie with Richard. American Gigolo was my first."

Hector Elizondo, American Actor

American, First

40

"When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in real life - I wasn't doing."

"When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in real life - I wasn't doing."

Ian Mckellen, English Actor

Life, Emotions, Open

40

"I never thought about being an actor."

"I never thought about being an actor."

Danny Glover, American Actor

40

"Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think."

"Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think."

Robert Downey, Jr., American Actor

Pretty, Years, Robert Downey, Jr.

40

"When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when people stared. Now I find the best thing is to just relax. Being recognized is just something you have to get used to."

"When I first started out all the attention could be a bit unnerving, especially when people stared. Now I find the best thing is to just relax. Being recognized is just something you have to get used to."

Tom Cruise, American Actor

People, Attention, Being, First

40

"When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I'm doing a horrible job, quite the contrary, I just feel it's so surreal to feel like one person can entertain so many at one time."

"When I look up at the screen and see myself I always have to laugh. Not because I think I'm doing a horrible job, quite the contrary, I just feel it's so surreal to feel like one person can entertain so many at one time."

Ben Affleck, American Actor

40

"Nah, I'm not a prima donna, but I just don't like being cold and wet."

"Nah, I'm not a prima donna, but I just don't like being cold and wet."

Morris Chestnut, American Actor

40

"I don't want to be boring. But that's not always easy."

"I don't want to be boring. But that's not always easy."

John Malkovich, American Actor

40

"Whatever labels are being pinned on me have nothing to do with me."

"Whatever labels are being pinned on me have nothing to do with me."

Skeet Ulrich, American Actor

40

"And I like being able to go back and forth, and I don't really care if it's a small budget or big budget or studio or independent, as long as it's got a story that's compelling and there's enough money to make the picture."

"And I like being able to go back and forth, and I don't really care if it's a small budget or big budget or studio or independent, as long as it's got a story that's compelling and there's enough money to make the picture."

Griffin Dunne, American Actor

Money, Being, Care

40

"I like the tradition of ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances and how they react to events which force them to be heroic in a way that is not in their natures."

"I like the tradition of ordinary men in extraordinary circumstances and how they react to events which force them to be heroic in a way that is not in their natures."

Rob Lowe, American Actor

Men, Circumstances, Events, Force

40

"What I learned as an actor was the only way you could really do August Wilson's work, you had to leave an ounce of your essence on that stage,... Otherwise it was impossible."

"What I learned as an actor was the only way you could really do August Wilson's work, you had to leave an ounce of your essence on that stage,... Otherwise it was impossible."

Charles S. Dutton, American Actor

40

"A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another."

"A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

Thought, Career, Deed

40

"My job is to pay attention to my children's genius and allow those leanings to lead them to their future."

"My job is to pay attention to my children's genius and allow those leanings to lead them to their future."

Lisa Whelchel, American Actor

Genius, Attention, Children, Future

40

"It would be Spiderman. I'd love to be Peter Parker."

"It would be Spiderman. I'd love to be Peter Parker."

Casper Van Dien, American Actor

40

"There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There's never been a trough of my assurance."

"There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There's never been a trough of my assurance."

Ben Kingsley, English Actor

40

"We all remember where we were and we all remember what we were doing. I had a brother in New York, an uncle, lots of friends in New York. It made me angry, it made me sad; what could I do."

"We all remember where we were and we all remember what we were doing. I had a brother in New York, an uncle, lots of friends in New York. It made me angry, it made me sad; what could I do."

Timothy Bottoms, American Actor

Brother, Friends

40

"One revolution is like one cocktail it just gets you organized for the next."

"One revolution is like one cocktail it just gets you organized for the next."

Will Rogers, American Actor

Humor, Chaos, Organization, Life

40

"I had a meeting in LA in which they took a really overstuffed hour and a half. It was as close to old Hollywood as I remembered it in the last 20 years."

"I had a meeting in LA in which they took a really overstuffed hour and a half. It was as close to old Hollywood as I remembered it in the last 20 years."

David Ogden Stiers, American Actor

Hollywood, Meeting, Old, Years

40

"I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film."

"I want to be remembered for Swiss Family Robinson and Old Yeller. I think Swiss is probably my favorite film."

Tommy Kirk, American Actor

Family, Favorite, Film, Old

40

"The point of my explanation is I'm very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in."

"The point of my explanation is I'm very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in."

Eric Roberts, American Actor

40

"The director calmed me down and told me I was being too hard on myself. He went on to say that I wasn't quite as bad as I thought, but needed to tone things down a bit."

"The director calmed me down and told me I was being too hard on myself. He went on to say that I wasn't quite as bad as I thought, but needed to tone things down a bit."

Dwight Schultz, American Actor

40

"First of all, it was in my contract. I knew I would be directing an episode."

"First of all, it was in my contract. I knew I would be directing an episode."

Anthony Michael Hall, American Actor

40

"I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent."

"I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent."

Leslie Nielsen, Canadian Actor

Leadership, Leaders

40

"But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I've several friends just haven't made it by taking Prozac."

"But I think Prozac is a lethal drug, I've several friends just haven't made it by taking Prozac."

Bob Geldof, Irish Actor

Friendship, Friends

40

"It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it in a more physical way, having to act in a chair and move around. But it really was more emotionally challenging."

"It turned out to be exactly that, but more challenging emotionally. I looked at it in a more physical way, having to act in a chair and move around. But it really was more emotionally challenging."

Gregory Hines, American Actor

40

"In a way it was like washing your laundry in public and, yep, there you go, you've seen my underwear. And now I feel like there's nothing left, you've seen it all and I can get on."

"In a way it was like washing your laundry in public and, yep, there you go, you've seen my underwear. And now I feel like there's nothing left, you've seen it all and I can get on."

Jude Law, British Actor

Nothing, Now, Public

40

"There's the young Jon Voight and the old Jon Voight."

"There's the young Jon Voight and the old Jon Voight."

Jon Voight, American Actor

40

"To stand there and do nothing on film is probably the hardest thing to do."

"To stand there and do nothing on film is probably the hardest thing to do."

Thomas Jane, American Actor

40

"And in reality, I don't think it's a real documentary. It's more a story of her life. It's a story of survival. It's a story of the time in which she lived. The story of success and failure."

"And in reality, I don't think it's a real documentary. It's more a story of her life. It's a story of survival. It's a story of the time in which she lived. The story of success and failure."

Maximilian Schell, Swiss Actor

Success, Time, Life, Failure

40

"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."

"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."

Hal Holbrook, American Actor

Character, Man, Nothing

40

"Strangers still leave me self-conscious."

"Strangers still leave me self-conscious."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

Self, Strangers

40

"I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age."

"I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age."

Michael Caine, English Actor

Age, Men, Sadness, Woman

40

"I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting."

"I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting."

Alan Rickman, British Actor

Being, Play, Thinking

40

"The more you do, the more experience you have and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing."

"The more you do, the more experience you have and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing."

Andy Lau, Chinese Actor

Experience, Time, Right, Will

40

"I have a jaundiced eye but a young mind."

"I have a jaundiced eye but a young mind."

Broderick Crawford, American Actor

40

"I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and a plane, it's just about a number. It's never been anything I understood."

"I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and a plane, it's just about a number. It's never been anything I understood."

Kevin Bacon, American Actor

Money, Greed, Houses, World

40

"It really comes down to the fact that, because I was perceived as a bad guy for leaving the show, I think people were rooting against the movies. That was really unfortunate."

"It really comes down to the fact that, because I was perceived as a bad guy for leaving the show, I think people were rooting against the movies. That was really unfortunate."

David Caruso, American Actor

Movies, People, Fact

40

"It is essential that there should not only be a limit on campaign spending but it should be required to say where that money is spent and how it is spent. I think there has been more abuse in campaign spending, actually, than in campaign contributors."

"It is essential that there should not only be a limit on campaign spending but it should be required to say where that money is spent and how it is spent. I think there has been more abuse in campaign spending, actually, than in campaign contributors."

Bill Scott, American Actor

40

"I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?"

"I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?"

Orlando Bloom, English Actor

Funny, Clothes, Dress, Months

40

"It's a joy to be recognized and to have people that are interested in what you do. That can pick up your whole day."

"It's a joy to be recognized and to have people that are interested in what you do. That can pick up your whole day."

Don Johnson, American Actor

People, Day, Joy

40

"I did decide that you have to put your name about a bit, and so, although I would have preferred to have never done publicity or an interview or a fashion shoot for a magazine or a chat show."

"I did decide that you have to put your name about a bit, and so, although I would have preferred to have never done publicity or an interview or a fashion shoot for a magazine or a chat show."

Jeremy Northam, English Actor

Fashion, Name, Publicity

40

"I was a Political Science major."

"I was a Political Science major."

Harry Shearer, American Actor

40

"If you do one good thing, that doesn't define you either. Being around the kids in the juvenile center, they were engaging, they made us laugh but they were there for doing something terrible."

"If you do one good thing, that doesn't define you either. Being around the kids in the juvenile center, they were engaging, they made us laugh but they were there for doing something terrible."

Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor

40

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