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"I lived a very don't-ask, don't-tell life."

"I lived a very don't-ask, don't-tell life."

Tab Hunter, American Actor

39

"I wonder why I keep playing such intelligent people?"

"I wonder why I keep playing such intelligent people?"

John Glover, American Actor

39

"Because A Walk To Remember had come out and it had made money and I got a lot of congratulations at that time as it happens out there."

"Because A Walk To Remember had come out and it had made money and I got a lot of congratulations at that time as it happens out there."

Shane West, American Actor

39

"As far as I can see there are no problems with people in our band as far as the relationships go anyway."

"As far as I can see there are no problems with people in our band as far as the relationships go anyway."

Adam Rich, American Actor

People, Problems, Relationships

39

"On the whole, show business is a hard business in which to be married."

"On the whole, show business is a hard business in which to be married."

Scott Bakula, American Actor

39

"The print on canvas is the closest to the original work. I personally sign them as well."

"The print on canvas is the closest to the original work. I personally sign them as well."

Dwayne Hickman, American Actor

39

"If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it."

"If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it."

David Schwimmer, American Actor

39

"I mean it allowed me to do that which was fantastic because we really get to see the character mature and deal with some things that are, that I think as an audience member, really pull us in."

"I mean it allowed me to do that which was fantastic because we really get to see the character mature and deal with some things that are, that I think as an audience member, really pull us in."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

39

"Nothing. We're all friends and friendly. So when the cameras go down, depending on the mood or the nature of the material we're dealing with, there's usually a kind of a prevailing light attitude that's floating around."

"Nothing. We're all friends and friendly. So when the cameras go down, depending on the mood or the nature of the material we're dealing with, there's usually a kind of a prevailing light attitude that's floating around."

Richard Dean Anderson, American Actor

Nature, Attitude, Friends, Light

39

"If I had to choose criteria, for me, it's about first the director. I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging. After the director it's the character and the story. That's the deal for me."

"If I had to choose criteria, for me, it's about first the director. I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging. After the director it's the character and the story. That's the deal for me."

Giovanni Ribisi, American Actor

Character, First, Want

39

"I don't want to go bald, I don't know what's coming up next."

"I don't want to go bald, I don't know what's coming up next."

Chris Cooper, American Actor

39

"I'd like people to remember me for a diligent expert workman. I think a poet is a workman. I think Shakespeare was a workman. And God's a workman. I don't think there's anything better than a workman."

"I'd like people to remember me for a diligent expert workman. I think a poet is a workman. I think Shakespeare was a workman. And God's a workman. I don't think there's anything better than a workman."

Laurence Olivier, English Actor

God, People, Shakespeare

39

"Even when I begin with a situation that's basically funny or sad, I like to keep poking around in it. I like to get into the middle of a relationship, to explore the subtle places."

"Even when I begin with a situation that's basically funny or sad, I like to keep poking around in it. I like to get into the middle of a relationship, to explore the subtle places."

Paul Mazursky, American Actor

39

"My specialties are corpses, unconscious people and people snoring in spectacular epics."

"My specialties are corpses, unconscious people and people snoring in spectacular epics."

Gig Young, American Actor

People, Unconscious

39

"I just love that spirit that makes people do things that they probably shouldn't."

"I just love that spirit that makes people do things that they probably shouldn't."

Johnny Knoxville, American Actor

Love, People, Spirit

39

"I talk to the universe all the time."

"I talk to the universe all the time."

Ted Lange, American Actor

Time, Talk, Universe

39

"Definitely not a sitcom, that's my first condition. No sitcoms."

"Definitely not a sitcom, that's my first condition. No sitcoms."

Hector Elizondo, American Actor

39

"It's hard to sleep at night because I'm still wondering where my mother is."

"It's hard to sleep at night because I'm still wondering where my mother is."

Fred Savage, American Actor

Mother, Night, Sleep

39

"The coward sneaks to death; the brave live on."

"The coward sneaks to death; the brave live on."

George Sewell, English Actor

39

"It's interesting to fantasize having a man sink his teeth into your neck for sustenance, knowing that it isn't going to be terribly painful but rather very exciting."

"It's interesting to fantasize having a man sink his teeth into your neck for sustenance, knowing that it isn't going to be terribly painful but rather very exciting."

Frank Langella, American Actor

39

"Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don't want to travel; I don't want to be in a hotel room away from my family."

"Interesting things come your way but as you get older, your lifestyle changes. I don't want to travel; I don't want to be in a hotel room away from my family."

Gary Oldman, English Actor

Family, Travel, Want

39

"Star Wars, the original movie, was all the various old genre of pictures: the swashbucklers, the war movies, all those things were put n there in a different look."

"Star Wars, the original movie, was all the various old genre of pictures: the swashbucklers, the war movies, all those things were put n there in a different look."

Bruce Boxleitner, American Actor

War, Movies, Old

39

"Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country."

"Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country."

Ricardo Montalban, Mexican Actor

Love, Patriotism, Politics, Impression

39

"I had the opportunity to do what I enjoy."

"I had the opportunity to do what I enjoy."

Haywood Nelson, American Actor

39

"My purpose is to refuel, refresh and rejuvenate moms."

"My purpose is to refuel, refresh and rejuvenate moms."

Lisa Whelchel, American Actor

39

"If there's any business that instructs you in the strong hand of fate, it's show business. You can plan and plan, but it's what happens to you that really determines what your career will be like."

"If there's any business that instructs you in the strong hand of fate, it's show business. You can plan and plan, but it's what happens to you that really determines what your career will be like."

Sam Waterston, American Actor

Business, Career, Fate, Will

39

"The problem with the designated driver programme, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At then end of the night drop them off at the wrong house."

"The problem with the designated driver programme, it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At then end of the night drop them off at the wrong house."

Jeff Bridges, American Actor

End, Fun, Job, Night

39

"People who are extremely inside their head, like he was, are caught in a neurosis that goes round and round. Then something will hook them and take them to their end and they can't control it."

"People who are extremely inside their head, like he was, are caught in a neurosis that goes round and round. Then something will hook them and take them to their end and they can't control it."

Vincent D'Onofrio, American Actor

People, Control, End, Neurosis

39

"It's that event that's the beginning of the avalanche of this play. The first loose rock."

"It's that event that's the beginning of the avalanche of this play. The first loose rock."

David Dukes, American Actor

Beginning, First, Play

39

"Sometimes those fears creep into the back of your head, but then you slap yourself and think, 'Oh, woe is me! People actually like me.' What a silly thing to worry about. This is a huge opportunity, and I'm excited."

"Sometimes those fears creep into the back of your head, but then you slap yourself and think, 'Oh, woe is me! People actually like me.' What a silly thing to worry about. This is a huge opportunity, and I'm excited."

Ben McKenzie, American Actor

People, Opportunity, Silly, Worry

39

"When it comes to wilderness animals we have to make an effort to preserve what areas we can that they can be themselves in. Its come to a point though, clearly, where some species have to be cared for by humans if they are not going to disappear altogether."

"When it comes to wilderness animals we have to make an effort to preserve what areas we can that they can be themselves in. Its come to a point though, clearly, where some species have to be cared for by humans if they are not going to disappear altogether."

Matthew Fox, American Actor

Animals, Effort, Wilderness

39

"I feel like a nuclear missile. Point me in that direction, I'll go."

"I feel like a nuclear missile. Point me in that direction, I'll go."

George Dzundza, American Actor

39

"I'm very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog - It's the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling!"

"I'm very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog - It's the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling!"

Zac Efron, American Actor

39

"I've been awfully busy, and I haven't gone to many movies."

"I've been awfully busy, and I haven't gone to many movies."

Jeffrey Jones, American Actor

39

"I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health."

"I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health."

Tony Shalhoub, American Actor

Health, Work, People, Career

39

"TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty."

"TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty."

Bill Bixby, American Actor

Honesty, Censure, Force

39

"I've fought hard and now I'm weary to the bone."

"I've fought hard and now I'm weary to the bone."

Michael Landon, American Actor

39

"Being away from her is torturous and I'd much prefer to be with her. So I just try to get out of here as soon as I can. I make sure I do my job real well and fast."

"Being away from her is torturous and I'd much prefer to be with her. So I just try to get out of here as soon as I can. I make sure I do my job real well and fast."

Richard Dean Anderson, American Actor

39

"I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I'll get it right one day."

"I think about being married again, having a home and a wife. No one can ever be married too many times, and maybe if I keep trying I'll get it right one day."

Richard Pryor, American Actor

Home, Wife, Being, Day

39

"I got one letter at the very beginning, like, in the first season, saying - from a woman who was very religious, very Christian, saying how wrong she thought the show was, but she thinks it's the funniest show on television."

"I got one letter at the very beginning, like, in the first season, saying - from a woman who was very religious, very Christian, saying how wrong she thought the show was, but she thinks it's the funniest show on television."

Sean Hayes, American Actor

Thought, Christian, Beginning, First

39

"I'd like to play Ian Paisley, actually. I'd need building up, though he's very frail now."

"I'd like to play Ian Paisley, actually. I'd need building up, though he's very frail now."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

Building, Now, Play

39

"I was lucky enough to know exactly what I wanted to do when I was growing up. I think one of the hardest things to figure out in life is what your calling is, and what truly makes you happy - not what you want to work at, but what you want to do."

"I was lucky enough to know exactly what I wanted to do when I was growing up. I think one of the hardest things to figure out in life is what your calling is, and what truly makes you happy - not what you want to work at, but what you want to do."

Scott Foley, American Actor

Life, Work, Growing up, Want

39

"I'm in the wrong racket if I didn't want a public life."

"I'm in the wrong racket if I didn't want a public life."

Joe Mantegna, American Actor

Life, Public, Want, Wrong

39

"People lose people, we lose things in our life as we're constantly growing and changing. That's what life is is change, and a lot of that is loss. It's what you gain from that loss that makes life."

"People lose people, we lose things in our life as we're constantly growing and changing. That's what life is is change, and a lot of that is loss. It's what you gain from that loss that makes life."

Thomas Jane, American Actor

Life, Change, People, Gain

39

"Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event. You're not downing a glass of wine in the midst of doing something else."

"Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event. You're not downing a glass of wine in the midst of doing something else."

David Hyde Pierce, American Actor

Time, Act, Enjoyment, Wine

39

"You have to work with the auto industry, the oil companies, you have to work to develop renewable fuel, whether it's solar or different kinds of fuel or whatever."

"You have to work with the auto industry, the oil companies, you have to work to develop renewable fuel, whether it's solar or different kinds of fuel or whatever."

Ted Danson, American Actor

39

"Mystery Men you can take grandma, you can take everyone to see this film."

"Mystery Men you can take grandma, you can take everyone to see this film."

Kel Mitchell, American Actor

Men, Film, Mystery

39

"I can see through almost any scam, especially one perpetrated by the federal government. I can see through it... they can't pull the wool over my eyes, it's absolutely freakin' impossible to pull the wool over my eyes about the government."

"I can see through almost any scam, especially one perpetrated by the federal government. I can see through it... they can't pull the wool over my eyes, it's absolutely freakin' impossible to pull the wool over my eyes about the government."

Gary Coleman, American Actor

Government, Eyes

39

"Going to college helped me, because I had four years in the conservatory program, which is close as you can get to a professional environment. It's like all day."

"Going to college helped me, because I had four years in the conservatory program, which is close as you can get to a professional environment. It's like all day."

Ryan Sypek, American Actor

College, Day, Environment, Years

39

"Home life's great, man. The kids are great, happy and healthy. I've reached this sort of wonderful precipice."

"Home life's great, man. The kids are great, happy and healthy. I've reached this sort of wonderful precipice."

Ryan Phillippe, American Actor

Home, Life, Kids, Man

39

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