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"I'm sure there's going to be some material from This Is Not Going To Be Pretty. I usually use that song to just introduce myself to the audience, although the patter in between the song is always different."

"I'm sure there's going to be some material from This Is Not Going To Be Pretty. I usually use that song to just introduce myself to the audience, although the patter in between the song is always different."

Harvey Fierstein, American Actor

63

"I'm trying to find a character that's my age and I can sustain week after week. I'd like to do a series."

"I'm trying to find a character that's my age and I can sustain week after week. I'd like to do a series."

William Devane, American Actor

Age, Character, Trying

63

"I don't see the risk, I enjoy performing stunts, and I don't get scared."

"I don't see the risk, I enjoy performing stunts, and I don't get scared."

Ajay Devgan, Indian Actor

63

"I'd like to have the flying car, I think that'd be really cool."

"I'd like to have the flying car, I think that'd be really cool."

Rupert Grint, English Actor

63

"In my freshman year in high school, I went to the only public high school in Boston with a theatre program."

"In my freshman year in high school, I went to the only public high school in Boston with a theatre program."

Donnie Wahlberg, American Actor

Boston, Public, School, Theatre

63

"Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference."

"Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference."

Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

Despair, Indifference, Mind

63

"The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice."

"The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice."

Clint Eastwood, American Actor

Extreme, Man, Prejudice

63

"I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff."

"I've played in pipe bands in Scotland, and I've always played guitars and drums and stuff."

Ewan McGregor, Scottish Actor

63

"If you blithely do what you do and you're good at what you do, and try to be a decent person, you can succeed."

"If you blithely do what you do and you're good at what you do, and try to be a decent person, you can succeed."

Michael Patrick Jann, American Actor

63

"People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch."

"People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

People, Metaphors

63

"Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there."

"Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences of shadow angels. And we have names for them: racism, sexism, homophobia are all demons - but they're not out there."

Matthew Fox, American Actor

Angels, Defense, Evil, Guidance

63

"Acting is an art form and you want to take roles that are challenged and it's more of a challenge I think to play dark characters. Not that I want to always play those, but it is a challenge and challenges are rewarding and fun."

"Acting is an art form and you want to take roles that are challenged and it's more of a challenge I think to play dark characters. Not that I want to always play those, but it is a challenge and challenges are rewarding and fun."

James Franco, American Actor

Art, Acting, Challenge, Fun

63

"Misery is manifold. The wretchedness of the earth is multiform."

"Misery is manifold. The wretchedness of the earth is multiform."

Matt LeBlanc, American Actor

63

"I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal."

"I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal."

Peter Ustinov, English Actor

Daughter, Daughters, Result

63

"If you want good sketches, go pick up Sid Caesar. The best of Your Show of Shows. That's the greatest sketch comedy you'll ever see on television."

"If you want good sketches, go pick up Sid Caesar. The best of Your Show of Shows. That's the greatest sketch comedy you'll ever see on television."

Jamie Farr, American Actor

Comedy, Television, Want

63

"Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake."

"Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake."

Sylvester Stallone, American Actor

Golf, Play, Trying

63

"It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do."

"It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Life, Money, Job

63

"You get so weak from eating pears that you fall down, and then they come and take you away on a stretcher."

"You get so weak from eating pears that you fall down, and then they come and take you away on a stretcher."

Oliver Reed, English Actor

63

"I think that if I had grown up and had been in show business and the movies twenty five, thirty years earlier, I think I would have made a lot more musical movies."

"I think that if I had grown up and had been in show business and the movies twenty five, thirty years earlier, I think I would have made a lot more musical movies."

Christopher Walken, American Actor

Business, Movies, Years

63

"I'm a walking, talking enigma."

"I'm a walking, talking enigma."

Larry David, American Actor

Talking, Walking

63

"We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection."

"We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

63

"An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more!"

"An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more!"

Marla Sokoloff, American Actor

Mom, Act, Hearing

63

"Even at Westchester High in West LA, I was class clown."

"Even at Westchester High in West LA, I was class clown."

Phil Hartman, Canadian Actor

63

"I've been doing my big theater projects, which take years, and writing a song here and there."

"I've been doing my big theater projects, which take years, and writing a song here and there."

David Friedman, American Actor

Project, Projects, Song, Theater, Writing

63

"In any profession it gets to be a grind."

"In any profession it gets to be a grind."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

63

"Those whose approval you seek most give you the least."

"Those whose approval you seek most give you the least."

Maurice Chevalier, French Actor

63

"Well, I'm a tape-recording nut. I like to play my tapes."

"Well, I'm a tape-recording nut. I like to play my tapes."

Tony Randall, American Actor

63

"Changing mass consciousness is an individual responsibility."

"Changing mass consciousness is an individual responsibility."

Dennis Weaver, American Actor

Consciousness, Responsibility

63

"I was always a God guy."

"I was always a God guy."

Stephen Baldwin, American Actor

63

"I have been heartbroken once and it has affected all my relationships from there on. But now I look at it as a occupational hazard. If you are in the meat market at some point you are gonna get mad cows disease."

"I have been heartbroken once and it has affected all my relationships from there on. But now I look at it as a occupational hazard. If you are in the meat market at some point you are gonna get mad cows disease."

Dominic Monaghan, Irish Actor

Cows, Disease, Now, Relationships

63

"Trying to give back a little bit is important."

"Trying to give back a little bit is important."

Mark Goddard, American Actor

63

"The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange."

"The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

63

"I'm old fashioned with my cell phone. I like that human contact and I think it's important."

"I'm old fashioned with my cell phone. I like that human contact and I think it's important."

Giovanni Ribisi, American Actor

63

"I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by."

"I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by."

Danny Aiello, American Actor

63

"Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember."

"Keep on beginning and failing. Each time you fail, start all over gain, and you will grow stronger until have accomplished a purpose - not the one you began with perhaps, but one you'll be glad to remember."

Ben Stein, American Actor

Time, Purpose, Beginning, Gain

63

"I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash."

"I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to get famous and all the rest is hogwash."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

Famous, Interest, Nonsense, Shakespeare

63

"It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that."

"It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that."

Gary Oldman, English Actor

People, Idea, Books, Reading

63

"The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever said is truth. Only the act."

"The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever said is truth. Only the act."

Jack Bowman, English Actor

Truth, Act, Nothing

63

"We went through all the scenes and they became kind of funny and they expanded a little bit and because it seemed to be working so well in the movie, they added a couple of things later on in the movie and that's how it turned out."

"We went through all the scenes and they became kind of funny and they expanded a little bit and because it seemed to be working so well in the movie, they added a couple of things later on in the movie and that's how it turned out."

Eugene Levy, Canadian Actor

63

"There's no connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq."

"There's no connection between al-Qaeda and Iraq."

George Clooney, American Actor

Connection, Iraq

63

"I do them all for the money, I really do."

"I do them all for the money, I really do."

William H. Macy, American Actor

63

"I've heard every pie joke in the book. I'm still waiting for an original one."

"I've heard every pie joke in the book. I'm still waiting for an original one."

Jason Biggs, American Actor

63

"In Latin America, you don't do things for the money because there is no money."

"In Latin America, you don't do things for the money because there is no money."

Gael Garcia Bernal, Mexican Actor

63

"I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film."

"I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film."

Kevin Bacon, American Actor

63

"Who wants to go to school and be asked for, like, 20 autographs?"

"Who wants to go to school and be asked for, like, 20 autographs?"

Edward Furlong, American Actor

63

"Acting is everybody's favorite second job."

"Acting is everybody's favorite second job."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Acting, Favorite, Job

63

"It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused."

"It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and refused."

Richard Pryor, American Actor

Chance, Struggle

63

"Bruce Wayne is Batman. He became Batman the instant his parents were murdered. Batman needs Bruce, however hollow that identity feels to him from time to time. Bruce keeps Batman human."

"Bruce Wayne is Batman. He became Batman the instant his parents were murdered. Batman needs Bruce, however hollow that identity feels to him from time to time. Bruce keeps Batman human."

Kevin Conroy, American Actor

Time, Identity, Needs, Parents

63

"Saigon is hot, full of atmosphere, activity, and commerce."

"Saigon is hot, full of atmosphere, activity, and commerce."

Brendan Fraser, American Actor

63

"My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful."

"My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful."

Alan Thicke, Canadian Actor

Fitness, Sports, Health, People

63

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