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"My biggest fear in life is fear."

"My biggest fear in life is fear."

Sheryl Lee, American Actor

38

"As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot."

"As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot."

Sanjay Dutt, Indian Actor

Actor, Dancing, Romantic, Years

38

"I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself."

"I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself."

Rock Hudson, American Actor

Actor, Giving, Help

38

"If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original."

"If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original."

Peter Falk, American Actor

Work, Thoughts, Danger, Mind

38

"Television is much better crafted today then in the 70s. The content is less positive but I'm one of those that feel our entertainment reflects our world, it's not a driver - art imitates life."

"Television is much better crafted today then in the 70s. The content is less positive but I'm one of those that feel our entertainment reflects our world, it's not a driver - art imitates life."

Christopher Knight, American Actor

Art, Life, Positive, Content

38

"Let's face facts, this is visual medium, there's a very high premium put on people who are good-looking. But the minute you rely on that you get yourself in trouble. You certainly don't make a career out of that anymore as an actor."

"Let's face facts, this is visual medium, there's a very high premium put on people who are good-looking. But the minute you rely on that you get yourself in trouble. You certainly don't make a career out of that anymore as an actor."

Alec Baldwin, American Actor

People, Career, Facts

38

"My mom's been married three times; my dad has been married a lot. I didn't really see my dad that much."

"My mom's been married three times; my dad has been married a lot. I didn't really see my dad that much."

Skeet Ulrich, American Actor

Father, Dad, Mom

38

"Once is a man's life, for one mortal moment, he must make a grab for immorality; if not, he has not lived."

"Once is a man's life, for one mortal moment, he must make a grab for immorality; if not, he has not lived."

Sylvester Stallone, American Actor

38

"I certainly know there are people in positions of power in the business who lack imagination and, perhaps as a result of that, think of me as 'David'. But I wouldn't really want to work with those people, you know?"

"I certainly know there are people in positions of power in the business who lack imagination and, perhaps as a result of that, think of me as 'David'. But I wouldn't really want to work with those people, you know?"

Michael C. Hall, American Actor

Business, Imagination, Power, Work

38

"Also the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realise that it is going to come to an end at some stage."

"Also the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realise that it is going to come to an end at some stage."

John Hurt, British Actor

End, Film, Light

38

"Towards the end of the Lord Chamberlain's era, when his hold was being loosened, private prosecutions began to happen. A member of staff at the Royal Court ordered to stop the play, and the police were brought in."

"Towards the end of the Lord Chamberlain's era, when his hold was being loosened, private prosecutions began to happen. A member of staff at the Royal Court ordered to stop the play, and the police were brought in."

Timothy West, British Actor

Being, Court, End, Play

38

"Everything's so repressive now - it's the No generation. You can't do anything, you can't eat anything, you have to abstain."

"Everything's so repressive now - it's the No generation. You can't do anything, you can't eat anything, you have to abstain."

Michael Douglas, American Actor

38

"I'm at the age where I've got to prove that I'm just as good as I never was."

"I'm at the age where I've got to prove that I'm just as good as I never was."

Rex Harrison, British Actor

38

"The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh."

"The absolute truth is the thing that makes people laugh."

Carl Reiner, American Actor

38

"There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them that it would be funnier if there weren't these swear words."

"There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them that it would be funnier if there weren't these swear words."

John Ratzenberger, American Actor

People, Projects, Reason, Swearing

38

"I just didn't have time to deliver a Buffalo accent in a day, so I didn't even try it."

"I just didn't have time to deliver a Buffalo accent in a day, so I didn't even try it."

Josh Holloway, American Actor

38

"I used to help my granddaddy make sausage. He would mix it up in a cleaned-out washtub with his hands, no gloves. Man, if we did anything like that today, they would jack the jail up and throw us under it."

"I used to help my granddaddy make sausage. He would mix it up in a cleaned-out washtub with his hands, no gloves. Man, if we did anything like that today, they would jack the jail up and throw us under it."

Jimmy Dean, American Actor

Help, Man, Today

38

"I am an actor through and through."

"I am an actor through and through."

Dougray Scott, Scottish Actor

38

"The best part is it's a dream come true. I've always wanted to be a working actor, and the good part of it... it's all good! I work long hours, but it's amazing. They pay me. That's amazing! I get to kiss Keri Russell, and that ain't too bad."

"The best part is it's a dream come true. I've always wanted to be a working actor, and the good part of it... it's all good! I work long hours, but it's amazing. They pay me. That's amazing! I get to kiss Keri Russell, and that ain't too bad."

Scott Foley, American Actor

Work, Kiss, Dream

38

"I have a feeling I'm going to wake up one day and say 'I can't do dirty stuff anymore, I want to go all clean.' I'll do clean stuff too, I like to entertain people. Then they egged me on; we shot it at The Laugh Factory."

"I have a feeling I'm going to wake up one day and say 'I can't do dirty stuff anymore, I want to go all clean.' I'll do clean stuff too, I like to entertain people. Then they egged me on; we shot it at The Laugh Factory."

Bob Saget, American Actor

People, Day, Feeling, Want

38

"Maybe that's my lot in life as an actor, to be the guy who gets crapped on everywhere he goes. Oh God."

"Maybe that's my lot in life as an actor, to be the guy who gets crapped on everywhere he goes. Oh God."

Rider Strong, American Actor

38

"You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be led."

"You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be led."

Stan Laurel, English Actor

38

"I would rather just do the things I want to do."

"I would rather just do the things I want to do."

Stanley Tucci, American Actor

38

"Will isn't a screaming queen - that's Jack's part. They needed someone to play the part for America. It's just not the same as Britain. To have a gay character as a lead is risky."

"Will isn't a screaming queen - that's Jack's part. They needed someone to play the part for America. It's just not the same as Britain. To have a gay character as a lead is risky."

Eric McCormack, Canadian Actor

Character, America, Gay, Play

38

"When you're young you have no worries, no drama, only your imagination. It's the best!"

"When you're young you have no worries, no drama, only your imagination. It's the best!"

Devon Werkheiser, American Actor

Imagination, Drama

38

"I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before."

"I've turned down projects based on raunchiness before."

John Ratzenberger, American Actor

Project, Projects

38

"My mother is my manager and so knows exactly what I do and so on."

"My mother is my manager and so knows exactly what I do and so on."

Jonathan Brandis, American Actor

Management, Manager, Mother

38

"This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think, are pretty much the same all over; you still have to wait in the trailer."

"This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think, are pretty much the same all over; you still have to wait in the trailer."

Dennis Farina, American Actor

Experience, First, Pretty

38

"Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you."

"Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you."

Zac Efron, American Actor

38

"Look, I don't have a Facebook page because I have little interest in hearing myself talk about myself any further than I already do in interviews or putting any more about myself online than there already is. But if I wasn't in this position, I'm sure I would use it every day."

"Look, I don't have a Facebook page because I have little interest in hearing myself talk about myself any further than I already do in interviews or putting any more about myself online than there already is. But if I wasn't in this position, I'm sure I would use it every day."

Jesse Eisenberg, American Actor

Day, Hearing, Interest, Talk

38

"But, you know, there's still an argument, there's still ten states that outlaw premarital sex, and many more states where adultery is still outlawed and a crime."

"But, you know, there's still an argument, there's still ten states that outlaw premarital sex, and many more states where adultery is still outlawed and a crime."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

Sex, Adultery, Argument, Crime

38

"Sitting down to eat in our house is about sharing, you know, talking about the day you've had, be it in school or work or whatever, so that's very important to us."

"Sitting down to eat in our house is about sharing, you know, talking about the day you've had, be it in school or work or whatever, so that's very important to us."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

Work, Day, School, Sharing

38

"Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting."

"Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting."

Jack Bowman, English Actor

Art, Performance, Coffee

38

"What makes people the world over stand in line for Van Gogh is not that they will see beautiful pictures but that in an indefinable way they will come away feeling better human beings. And that is exactly what Van Gogh hoped for."

"What makes people the world over stand in line for Van Gogh is not that they will see beautiful pictures but that in an indefinable way they will come away feeling better human beings. And that is exactly what Van Gogh hoped for."

John Russell, American Actor

People, Feeling, Will, World

38

"For me, the joy of doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, I'd lose the joy."

"For me, the joy of doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, I'd lose the joy."

Matthew Ashford, American Actor

38

"The only honest reaction and true loyalty we get is from our animals. Once they're your friends, you can do no wrong."

"The only honest reaction and true loyalty we get is from our animals. Once they're your friends, you can do no wrong."

Dick Van Patten, American Actor

Animals, Friends, Loyalty, Wrong

38

"I love the diversity of America. I love the plain, normal sense of humor Americans have. It is not wicked, like in some countries. And I also love how new America is."

"I love the diversity of America. I love the plain, normal sense of humor Americans have. It is not wicked, like in some countries. And I also love how new America is."

Antonio Banderas, Spanish Actor

Humor, Love, America, Americans

38

"Everyone town of 100,000 in the United States should have a Classical Theater supported by the town, or the state of the county, or the Federal Government, as they have in every civilized country."

"Everyone town of 100,000 in the United States should have a Classical Theater supported by the town, or the state of the county, or the Federal Government, as they have in every civilized country."

Tony Randall, American Actor

Government, Country, State, states

38

"When I got political that blew our marriage out of the water. I was not the same person and I admit that."

"When I got political that blew our marriage out of the water. I was not the same person and I admit that."

Michael Moriarty, American Actor

Marriage, Water

38

"I'm by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I've seen it save a lot of people's lives."

"I'm by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I've seen it save a lot of people's lives."

Zach Braff, American Actor

Health, People, Medicine, Mental health

38

"Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks."

"Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks."

Ron Silver, American Actor

Peace, Israel, Leaders

38

"And I particularly like the whole thing of being boss. Boss and employee... It's the slave quality that I find very alluring."

"And I particularly like the whole thing of being boss. Boss and employee... It's the slave quality that I find very alluring."

Hugh Grant, English Actor

Quality, Boss, Being

38

"When Julia and I broke up and I was really scared to go into a market or anywhere because I thought, 'Oh God, everyone must hate me. And that wasn't the case. People said, 'I'm sorry this happened, man. Are you alright?'"

"When Julia and I broke up and I was really scared to go into a market or anywhere because I thought, 'Oh God, everyone must hate me. And that wasn't the case. People said, 'I'm sorry this happened, man. Are you alright?'"

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

God, Thought, People, Hate

38

"I always laugh the hardest at the stuff you see in day-to-day life. It's great when somebody can tell a joke that really makes you laugh hard, but to see some kind of personal interaction that no one could write is so good. Those are always the things that make me laugh."

"I always laugh the hardest at the stuff you see in day-to-day life. It's great when somebody can tell a joke that really makes you laugh hard, but to see some kind of personal interaction that no one could write is so good. Those are always the things that make me laugh."

Luke Wilson, American Actor

38

"I just love working with actors in general."

"I just love working with actors in general."

Treat Williams, American Actor

38

"Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage."

"Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage."

Danny Glover, American Actor

Education, Freedom, Project, School

38

"When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time."

"When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time."

Orlando Bloom, English Actor

Love, Time, First, Kids

38

"Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot."

"Being on Broadway is the modern equivalent of being a monk. I sleep a lot, eat a lot, and rest a lot."

Hugh Jackman, Australian Actor

Being, Rest, Sleep

38

"The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all."

"The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

38

"The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want."

"The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want."

Patrick Swayze, American Actor

38

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