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"I hope that they enjoy the movie. Don't be critical. Don't expect to get the same feelings you got when you watched the series when you were 10 years old. Let your kids see it and experience it on their own."
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Mark Goddard
"I hope that they enjoy the movie. Don't be critical. Don't expect to get the same feelings you got when you watched the series when you were 10 years old. Let your kids see it and experience it on their own."
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"I did a film which was considered an independent movie with Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia called Confidence, and that's the type of film I was willing to take a chance on that because of the caliber of people involved with the film."
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Morris Chestnut
"I did a film which was considered an independent movie with Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia called Confidence, and that's the type of film I was willing to take a chance on that because of the caliber of people involved with the film."
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"It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's."
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Karl Urban
"It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's."
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"The great thing about arriving at this age is that I don't even care about my career anymore."
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Ron Perlman
"The great thing about arriving at this age is that I don't even care about my career anymore."
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"Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart."
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Basil Rathbone
"Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart."
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"Quentin and I were constantly finding something new that we had in common and comic books were one of them. I think we were talking about comic books much earlier in our relationship, before I had the part."
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David Carradine
"Quentin and I were constantly finding something new that we had in common and comic books were one of them. I think we were talking about comic books much earlier in our relationship, before I had the part."
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"My wife and I are affiliated with a temple here in Los Angeles. We feel very close to the congregation and to the rabbi, who happens to be my wife's cousin and who I admire greatly. I talk to him regularly but I consider myself more spiritual than religious."
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Leonard Nimoy
"My wife and I are affiliated with a temple here in Los Angeles. We feel very close to the congregation and to the rabbi, who happens to be my wife's cousin and who I admire greatly. I talk to him regularly but I consider myself more spiritual than religious."
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"In the case of Elektra I really wasn't sure I could pull it off. There were so many intellectual leaps. My character, Stick, is blind, but he can see better than most people. So I had trouble kind of finding the logic."
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Terence Stamp
"In the case of Elektra I really wasn't sure I could pull it off. There were so many intellectual leaps. My character, Stick, is blind, but he can see better than most people. So I had trouble kind of finding the logic."
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"In this play we're dealing with relative truths - who's lying, who's telling the truth. But underneath that, Ed and I have hit this deeper level of intimacy between old friends that comes out in the play."
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Fred Ward
"In this play we're dealing with relative truths - who's lying, who's telling the truth. But underneath that, Ed and I have hit this deeper level of intimacy between old friends that comes out in the play."
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"Whereas Jeremy is just the opposite: always moving because he's never really thinking of anything and the kind of guy you'd worry inviting to a dinner party because he says what he thinks. He can be insulting at times but doesn't mean to be."
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Jason Schwartzman
"Whereas Jeremy is just the opposite: always moving because he's never really thinking of anything and the kind of guy you'd worry inviting to a dinner party because he says what he thinks. He can be insulting at times but doesn't mean to be."
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"There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the audience is seeing."
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David Schwimmer
"There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the audience is seeing."
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"Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior."
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Tim Robbins
"Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior."
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"Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life."
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Matthew McConaughey
"Absolutely not. I have no problem with commitment. In fact, I love having someone in my life."
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"I don't think HBO would want to do anything in conjunction with Sub Pop but I never asked either."
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David Cross
"I don't think HBO would want to do anything in conjunction with Sub Pop but I never asked either."
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"Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that was me Mam's advice anyway."
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Sean Bean
"Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that was me Mam's advice anyway."
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"The fact is, it was a big show. We were a part of that show. Everybody watches for different reasons. There were some people who were tuning in that day to see what was going on with other characters."
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Matthew Ashford
"The fact is, it was a big show. We were a part of that show. Everybody watches for different reasons. There were some people who were tuning in that day to see what was going on with other characters."
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"A lot of people only see me as villains."
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Terence Stamp
"A lot of people only see me as villains."
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"I savour the adulation and love I have been getting from my fans and the blessings of elders in my family. Fourteen years have given me a lot and I can't thank God and the industry enough."
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Akshay Kumar
"I savour the adulation and love I have been getting from my fans and the blessings of elders in my family. Fourteen years have given me a lot and I can't thank God and the industry enough."
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"I love experiencing other people's realities, seeing the world through their eyes for a short period of time."
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Josh Lucas
"I love experiencing other people's realities, seeing the world through their eyes for a short period of time."
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"With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, there's a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, 'Hey, wake up!'"
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David Schwimmer
"With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, there's a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, 'Hey, wake up!'"
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"Well, I think that Catholicism's basic foundation of faith is personal conscience. I think it's between you and God, not you and the Church."
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Martin Sheen
"Well, I think that Catholicism's basic foundation of faith is personal conscience. I think it's between you and God, not you and the Church."
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"Fortunately and unfortunately, people don't see me as a character actor. They see me as a leading man or nothing, which makes it really hard to get work."
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Josh Holloway
"Fortunately and unfortunately, people don't see me as a character actor. They see me as a leading man or nothing, which makes it really hard to get work."
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"Cabin Fever was murder. There was a lot of psychological stress, like not knowing if we were going to finish the movie. The day we arrived to start rehearsals, our main investors pulled out."
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Rider Strong
"Cabin Fever was murder. There was a lot of psychological stress, like not knowing if we were going to finish the movie. The day we arrived to start rehearsals, our main investors pulled out."
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"So much time is wasted on trying to be better than others."
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Elijah Wood
"So much time is wasted on trying to be better than others."
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"Until the year 1967, it was a crime, for which you could be put in prison, to make homosexual love to someone in your own house. If they came in and caught you at it, you could be put into prison. This has changed - I'm talking about England, incidentally."
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Patrick Macnee
"Until the year 1967, it was a crime, for which you could be put in prison, to make homosexual love to someone in your own house. If they came in and caught you at it, you could be put into prison. This has changed - I'm talking about England, incidentally."
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"The picture alone, without the written word, leaves half the story untold."
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James Lafferty
"The picture alone, without the written word, leaves half the story untold."
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"Because we are in a war situation, this can sometimes be dangerous work. But guys like A.D. Flowers and his technicians just take it in stride and get on with the job. In four years, we've never had a serious accident or injury working with all the explosions."
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Vic Morrow
"Because we are in a war situation, this can sometimes be dangerous work. But guys like A.D. Flowers and his technicians just take it in stride and get on with the job. In four years, we've never had a serious accident or injury working with all the explosions."
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"When you're a father, you know exactly where your heart really is. There's no question of it, no doubt. That part of your life has no second guessing."
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Fred Ward
"When you're a father, you know exactly where your heart really is. There's no question of it, no doubt. That part of your life has no second guessing."
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"I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend."
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John Malkovich
"I'm more likely to lose my temper on a film set than almost anywhere. Often the level of idiocy is so exalted that it's impossible to comprehend."
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"I believe that science fiction is as profound as you want it to be or it can be very simple entertainment, and I'm all for very simple entertainment. Every now and then we all need to come home, veg-out, watch something and not think too deeply about it. It's what you want it to be. We tend to steer clear of being pedantic; it's entertainment first, otherwise we'd be on a lecture circuit."
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Joe Flanigan
"I believe that science fiction is as profound as you want it to be or it can be very simple entertainment, and I'm all for very simple entertainment. Every now and then we all need to come home, veg-out, watch something and not think too deeply about it. It's what you want it to be. We tend to steer clear of being pedantic; it's entertainment first, otherwise we'd be on a lecture circuit."
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"I love to entertain an audience."
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George Peppard
"I love to entertain an audience."
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"Half the people in Hollywood are dying to be discovered and the other half are afraid they will be."
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Lionel Barrymore
"Half the people in Hollywood are dying to be discovered and the other half are afraid they will be."
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"I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read books 2 or 3. I'd just read a bit of it. And I'd seen the films."
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David Thewlis
"I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read books 2 or 3. I'd just read a bit of it. And I'd seen the films."
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"If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best."
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Gene Hackman
"If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best."
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"So be encouraged and dedicate yourself to your dream and if your dream should come my way one day then we will dance upon the boards of life."
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Ben Vereen
"So be encouraged and dedicate yourself to your dream and if your dream should come my way one day then we will dance upon the boards of life."
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"Flying back from New York, the flight attendant said 'God, I wished you were here yesterday, we had a stroke on the plane. I said, if I have a stroke on a plane, I hope the pretend doctor isn't the one on the plane. I want a real doctor."
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Anthony Edwards
"Flying back from New York, the flight attendant said 'God, I wished you were here yesterday, we had a stroke on the plane. I said, if I have a stroke on a plane, I hope the pretend doctor isn't the one on the plane. I want a real doctor."
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"Nobody teaches you to be a father. Nobody teaches you to be a husband. Nobody teaches you how to be a star. You have to learn to work with the tools."
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David Soul
"Nobody teaches you to be a father. Nobody teaches you to be a husband. Nobody teaches you how to be a star. You have to learn to work with the tools."
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"It's a job - someone's gotta kiss Jennifer Aniston. The reality is, Jennifer and I can do our job well because we truly are friends. But when the day's over, she goes home to her boyfriend and I go home to a magazine."
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David Schwimmer
"It's a job - someone's gotta kiss Jennifer Aniston. The reality is, Jennifer and I can do our job well because we truly are friends. But when the day's over, she goes home to her boyfriend and I go home to a magazine."
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"Everything was very specific and very fitted. I can't tell you what we went through for this job in regards to full body scans and the prosthetic process that you go through and all that kind of stuff, but everything was done very specifically to fit you perfectly."
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Julian McMahon
"Everything was very specific and very fitted. I can't tell you what we went through for this job in regards to full body scans and the prosthetic process that you go through and all that kind of stuff, but everything was done very specifically to fit you perfectly."
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"Juan Hernandez was an actor out of New York, but what made Juan so great and what made Omar so great was that they both already knew how to box, so we didn't have to take them into a gym and teach them how to throw a left jab."
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Charles S. Dutton
"Juan Hernandez was an actor out of New York, but what made Juan so great and what made Omar so great was that they both already knew how to box, so we didn't have to take them into a gym and teach them how to throw a left jab."
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"I did manage to secure a feature film for 2005, though, which I'm really chuffed about."
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Adam Rickitt
"I did manage to secure a feature film for 2005, though, which I'm really chuffed about."
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"I love feeling the crispness of fall and the sensuality of spring."
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Christopher Meloni
"I love feeling the crispness of fall and the sensuality of spring."
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"I have accomplished a lot, but it didn't happen overnight for me. I was 35 when I got the show, and had been working professionally for 15 years. It would be a lot weirder if I were in my early 20s and stumbled into it."
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Eric McCormack
"I have accomplished a lot, but it didn't happen overnight for me. I was 35 when I got the show, and had been working professionally for 15 years. It would be a lot weirder if I were in my early 20s and stumbled into it."
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"I loved it, it's such fun. I like that people are seeing it and then talking about it. Like when I took my son and his friends to see Napoleon Dynamite last year, we spent the next six weeks trying to explain it."
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Robert Downey, Jr.
"I loved it, it's such fun. I like that people are seeing it and then talking about it. Like when I took my son and his friends to see Napoleon Dynamite last year, we spent the next six weeks trying to explain it."
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"It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good."
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Jon Lovitz
"It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good."
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"I only got to be able to act, because I gave myself a job as a producer."
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Griffin Dunne
"I only got to be able to act, because I gave myself a job as a producer."
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"We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls."
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Corbin Bernsen
"We need a space program because we need explorers. Its in our souls."
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"It is important to keep your head up and follow what you believe is right."
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Ajay Naidu
"It is important to keep your head up and follow what you believe is right."
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"An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor."
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Javier Bardem
"An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor."
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"There's never enough time to do nothing!"
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Daniel Radcliffe
"There's never enough time to do nothing!"
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