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"Well, I always had a chauffer, because I have never driven a car in my life. I still can't drive."

"Well, I always had a chauffer, because I have never driven a car in my life. I still can't drive."

Bud Abbott, American Actor

64

"I believe in not over thinking things too much. When the right thing comes along, you really don't have a choice."

"I believe in not over thinking things too much. When the right thing comes along, you really don't have a choice."

Jason Schwartzman, American Actor

Choice, Right, Thinking

64

"I don't like to cry in public, unless I'm getting paid for it."

"I don't like to cry in public, unless I'm getting paid for it."

Andrea Martin, Canadian Actor

64

"I'm afraid of buying a house or anything, 'cause if there's one paparazzi outside for one day, then they'll never leave."

"I'm afraid of buying a house or anything, 'cause if there's one paparazzi outside for one day, then they'll never leave."

Robert Pattinson, English Actor

64

"But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband."

"But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband."

Treat Williams, American Actor

Father, HusbThought

64

"It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper."

"It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper."

Errol Flynn, Australian Actor

64

"Here's probably a short answer - I never feel in this piece that I'm stepping out and being Andrea Martin. I always feel like I'm Golde, so whatever Golde would do within those realms, that's what I would do."

"Here's probably a short answer - I never feel in this piece that I'm stepping out and being Andrea Martin. I always feel like I'm Golde, so whatever Golde would do within those realms, that's what I would do."

Andrea Martin, Canadian Actor

64

"Every couple of seconds out here they're honoring somebody. You've got to get dressed, go in and sit down. Invariably somebody makes a speech."

"Every couple of seconds out here they're honoring somebody. You've got to get dressed, go in and sit down. Invariably somebody makes a speech."

Dom DeLuise, American Actor

64

"It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me."

"It's a very charming movie about the mob - a real stretch for me."

James Caan, American Actor

64

"I've struggled a lot for what I have today."

"I've struggled a lot for what I have today."

Raj Kapoor, Indian Actor

64

"There's not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you're one of the main voices on The Simpsons. See, there's The Simpsons, and then there's everything else."

"There's not a fortune to be made doing voiceover work unless you're one of the main voices on The Simpsons. See, there's The Simpsons, and then there's everything else."

Patrick Warburton, American Actor

64

"If I've still got my pants on in the second scene, I think they've sent me the wrong script."

"If I've still got my pants on in the second scene, I think they've sent me the wrong script."

Mel Gibson, American Actor

64

"Life: my favorite occupation."

"Life: my favorite occupation."

Dirk Benedict, American Actor

Favorite, Occupation

64

"Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective."

"Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective."

John Lithgow, American Actor

Awards, Perspective

64

"I didn't choose solitude."

"I didn't choose solitude."

Klaus Kinski, German Actor

64

"The funny thing about television is that once you start to do it you never get time to watch it."

"The funny thing about television is that once you start to do it you never get time to watch it."

Kevin Sorbo, American Actor

Funny, Time, Television

64

"I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great."

"I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father and he played a kid who was suing his father for alienation of affection or something. It was great."

Rene Auberjonois, American Actor

Father, Son, Affection, Alienation

64

"As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for hours, your movements are kind of slow."

"As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for hours, your movements are kind of slow."

F. Murray Abraham, American Actor

Fact, Man, Old, Preparation

64

"I know that I'm inadequate, but I never thought that at seventeen. I thought I was doing the best I could. I thought I was being idealistic."

"I know that I'm inadequate, but I never thought that at seventeen. I thought I was doing the best I could. I thought I was being idealistic."

Eric Bogosian, American Actor

64

"I was surprised that the TV series was popular itself, but after that it went on to become more popular over the years and thus it seemed eventually that they would turn it into a movie."

"I was surprised that the TV series was popular itself, but after that it went on to become more popular over the years and thus it seemed eventually that they would turn it into a movie."

Paul M. Glaser, American Actor

64

"There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard."

"There are a lot of guys in Hollywood who clap you on the back just a little too hard."

James Caan, American Actor

64

"All the parts I get offered are character and comedy parts, and I probably wouldn't get them if I had a different face. So I'm glad I have a comedy face."

"All the parts I get offered are character and comedy parts, and I probably wouldn't get them if I had a different face. So I'm glad I have a comedy face."

Mackenzie Crook, English Actor

Character, Comedy

64

"Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it?"

"Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it?"

Alec Guinness, English Actor

64

"006 was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how it all went wrong, so it was a very personal journey for both characters."

"006 was such an interesting character and the film really explored his friendship with Bond and how it all went wrong, so it was a very personal journey for both characters."

Sean Bean, English Actor

Friendship, Character, Film, Journey

64

"I got a script sent to me at this office and I got a call from a woman - Universal's doing a snowboarding movie. I'm not in it yet, but I'm supposed to meet with the director in New York soon. I'm waiting to hear back from them."

"I got a script sent to me at this office and I got a call from a woman - Universal's doing a snowboarding movie. I'm not in it yet, but I'm supposed to meet with the director in New York soon. I'm waiting to hear back from them."

Jason Mewes, American Actor

Office, Waiting, Woman

64

"I liked the drama of getting stoned."

"I liked the drama of getting stoned."

Brion James, American Actor

64

"I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play."

"I suppose it's easy to play a hypocritical politician with a smiling face; it's also quite gratifying to play."

Ian McDiarmid, Scottish Actor

64

"The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a judicial system, and this system needs a lot of repair. Therefore, there is no need for Kentucky to start building another judicial system within the system, that we already have."

"The Commonwealth of Kentucky has a judicial system, and this system needs a lot of repair. Therefore, there is no need for Kentucky to start building another judicial system within the system, that we already have."

Sonny Landham, American Actor

Building, Kentucky, Needs

64

"I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball."

"I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball."

Casper Van Dien, American Actor

Basketball, Football, Play

64

"I had bags of energy as a kid."

"I had bags of energy as a kid."

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

64

"When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control."

"When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control."

Steve Buscemi, American Actor

Control, Feeling, Hearing, Losing

64

"Pretty Woman was the easiest job I've ever done. I just wore the right toupee."

"Pretty Woman was the easiest job I've ever done. I just wore the right toupee."

Hector Elizondo, American Actor

Job, Pretty, Right, Woman

64

"I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese film."

"I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese film."

David Ogden Stiers, American Actor

64

"I'd worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me - one of them being Star Wars."

"I'd worked in Clockwork Orange with Stanley Kubrick and since Stanley was such a prestigious director this opened all sorts of doors for me - one of them being Star Wars."

David Prowse, British Actor

64

"Just because you are out doesn't make you the poster boy for the gay community."

"Just because you are out doesn't make you the poster boy for the gay community."

Jai Rodriguez, American Actor

64

"You live these three months in this reality, in this dark reality. You don't want to do those films every year because they're taxing. I started smoking a lot of cigarettes."

"You live these three months in this reality, in this dark reality. You don't want to do those films every year because they're taxing. I started smoking a lot of cigarettes."

Vin Diesel, American Actor

Months, Reality, Smoking, Want

64

"I always liked the story of Noah's Ark and the idea of starting anew by rescuing the things you like and leaving the rest behind."

"I always liked the story of Noah's Ark and the idea of starting anew by rescuing the things you like and leaving the rest behind."

Zach Braff, American Actor

64

"Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind."

"Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

64

"Well, when I did Underworld 2, I was in Vancouver for five months and I was reminiscent to be back up there."

"Well, when I did Underworld 2, I was in Vancouver for five months and I was reminiscent to be back up there."

Scott Speedman, English Actor

64

"People hear that and say I'm being modest, but I am not a modest person, but I have to be truthful about what I'm doing and what I'm doing is channeling."

"People hear that and say I'm being modest, but I am not a modest person, but I have to be truthful about what I'm doing and what I'm doing is channeling."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

64

"I think it's more interesting to see people who don't feel appropriately. I relate to that, because sometimes I don't feel anything at all for things I'm supposed to, and other times I feel too much. It's not always like it is in the movies."

"I think it's more interesting to see people who don't feel appropriately. I relate to that, because sometimes I don't feel anything at all for things I'm supposed to, and other times I feel too much. It's not always like it is in the movies."

Ryan Gosling, Canadian Actor

63

"I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference."

"I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference."

David Friedman, American Actor

Difference, Trying, Want, World

63

"It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself."

"It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself."

Dan Castellaneta, American Actor

Play, Right, Waiting

63

"I'm not usually attracted to big-budget American films."

"I'm not usually attracted to big-budget American films."

Ian Hart, English Actor

63

"What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye."

"What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye."

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

63

"The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner."

"The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

63

"I always wanted to tell stories and act."

"I always wanted to tell stories and act."

Eli Wallach, American Actor

63

"I certainly have been guilty of trying to sweep things under the carpet."

"I certainly have been guilty of trying to sweep things under the carpet."

Kenneth Branagh, Irish Actor

63

"It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with."

"It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with."

Ivan Reitman, Canadian Actor

63

"Rough Riders took 13 weeks to shoot, plus a week of training. The same guy trained us trained the cast in Platoon. Except, instead of radios, we used bugles to signal."

"Rough Riders took 13 weeks to shoot, plus a week of training. The same guy trained us trained the cast in Platoon. Except, instead of radios, we used bugles to signal."

Tom Berenger, American Actor

63

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