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Quotes by Actor

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


"In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed."

"Plays close, movies wrap and TV series eventually get cancelled, and we were cancelled in three season."


"The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others."


"The wonderful thing about Food for Thought is that it lets you keep your hand in theater and be in front of a live audience without a commitment of six months, or even three months."

"William Holden and I weren't just good friends. He was my very best friend. I feel his loss very much still."

"I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that's what I tend to write toward."

"The thing about being an actor is that you're in the business of not growing up."


"Now they're attracted to one another, but repelled by their ethnic origins, so that there was something to overcome. They had to overcome their own prejudices, which had been imposed by the culture - their own shame at being Mexican and Italian."

"I have done about 15 movies so far and am on my 5th season on That '70s Show."

"My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession."

"So, you need to balance it out with bigger and smaller movies."

"I have four children which is not bad considering I'm not a Catholic."

"The best activities for your health are pumping and humping."

"My agent said to me five years ago, 'Hugh, I can see one day you... if I had to plan a goal for you, it's for you to have the kind of career that Sinatra had.'"

"There are two kinds of directors: There's the kind where two plus two equals four, and you have to help them figure it out. And then there's the kind that throws you in a room, locks the door, sets the house on fire and films it."


"I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along."


"I think that's why I like baseball. There's something great about it - you're young, the pitcher's young and he's got this great arm, and he doesn't really realize anything about strategy."

"It was Noel Coward whose technique I envied and tried to emulate. I collected all his records and writing."

"I think having eight kids evens things out a bit. You learn about the world; you learn about the world; you learn you've got to get along. We're all - if anything - very adjustable."
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