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"Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing for me because it's always been and always will be a very important part of my life."

"Last year, I finally got my own grand piano, and that was a big thing for me because it's always been and always will be a very important part of my life."

David Hyde Pierce, American Actor

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"I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press."

"I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press."

Gene Hackman, American Actor

Actor, Fame, Lawyers, Play

36

"There's always difficulties and challenges in every life, I don't care how much money you make, where you live... and that's something this film speaks to."

"There's always difficulties and challenges in every life, I don't care how much money you make, where you live... and that's something this film speaks to."

Ryan Phillippe, American Actor

Money, Life, Care, Difficulties

36

"A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water."

"A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water."

Carl Reiner, American Actor

People, Snow, Water

36

"Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did."

"Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did."

David Soul, American Actor

Work, Actors, Night

36

"Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it."

"Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

Business, Failure, World

36

"But find something that you absolutely love doing. And then get to love the way you do it. That's the uniqueness of all of us. That's it."

"But find something that you absolutely love doing. And then get to love the way you do it. That's the uniqueness of all of us. That's it."

Al Lewis, American Actor

Love, Uniqueness

36

"Music is my main goal, but I'm not going to rush a record out. There are so many actors who have come out with albums these days. I don't want to do it because it's the thing to do. I want to wait until the time is right."

"Music is my main goal, but I'm not going to rush a record out. There are so many actors who have come out with albums these days. I don't want to do it because it's the thing to do. I want to wait until the time is right."

River Phoenix, American Actor

Music, Time, Goal, Actors

36

"Basically, there's not enough sex in movies, that's it. I'm trying to say it, people. I miss sex in movies because sex is natural, guns are not."

"Basically, there's not enough sex in movies, that's it. I'm trying to say it, people. I miss sex in movies because sex is natural, guns are not."

Zoe Saldana, American Actor

Movies, Sex, People, Trying

36

"It's time for these people to have accountability for what is being done."

"It's time for these people to have accountability for what is being done."

Sonny Landham, American Actor

Time, People, Being

36

"In Ski Party we are reading up on how to have fun without sex. That was the theme of every AIP picture!"

"In Ski Party we are reading up on how to have fun without sex. That was the theme of every AIP picture!"

Dwayne Hickman, American Actor

Sex, Fun, Party, Reading

36

"As anyone who is gay will confirm, being that way is not something you become, it is a set of emotional and physical responses that just are."

"As anyone who is gay will confirm, being that way is not something you become, it is a set of emotional and physical responses that just are."

Lance Loud, American Actor

Being, Gay, Will

36

"I was sad to see anybody leave, we had a very nice family on that show. I was very sad to see momma go, Victoria and especially Linda. My god that was my wife on the show, in fact my wife calls her wife."

"I was sad to see anybody leave, we had a very nice family on that show. I was very sad to see momma go, Victoria and especially Linda. My god that was my wife on the show, in fact my wife calls her wife."

Larry Hagman, American Actor

Family, Wife, God, Fact

36

"What I really enjoy the most is seeing what the crowd likes. I enjoy making people laugh."

"What I really enjoy the most is seeing what the crowd likes. I enjoy making people laugh."

Verne Troyer, American Actor

36

"What did I do in high school? I grew from 5 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 2 inches."

"What did I do in high school? I grew from 5 feet 4 inches to 6 feet 2 inches."

Gregory Peck, American Actor

36

"Getting married and settling down isn't the most important thing in my life."

"Getting married and settling down isn't the most important thing in my life."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

36

"My mother was in vaudeville, but after she had her children, she quit working."

"My mother was in vaudeville, but after she had her children, she quit working."

Dean Stockwell, American Actor

Mother, Children

36

"I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else."

"I just want to make pictures that are entertaining. I'll leave the scenery chewing to someone else."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

36

"On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material."

"On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material."

Rick Moranis, Canadian Actor

Movies, Being, Hollywood

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"I'm always glad to be offered roles, but wouldn't take any role as this could do you more harm than good, but I've been at what they call 'on the top' as far as being known for twenty years."

"I'm always glad to be offered roles, but wouldn't take any role as this could do you more harm than good, but I've been at what they call 'on the top' as far as being known for twenty years."

Peter Cushing, British Actor

Being, Harm, Years

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"A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill. It's a short letter - all she said was, "Hey, since it's harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza." I was like, "Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!""

"A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill. It's a short letter - all she said was, "Hey, since it's harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza." I was like, "Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!""

Zac Efron, American Actor

36

"Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map."

"Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map."

Kent McCord, American Actor

36

"Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done."

"Being a good actor isn't easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I'm done."

James Dean, American Actor

Actor, Being, Man, Want

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"The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment."

"The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment."

Alex Winter, American Actor

Movies, Commerce, End, Investment

36

"People ask me if I ever feel outside the Hollywood loop, and I never do, because both of us do a lot of theatre, so it's great for New York and it's also half-way between Europe and the west coast, so it's the best of both worlds."

"People ask me if I ever feel outside the Hollywood loop, and I never do, because both of us do a lot of theatre, so it's great for New York and it's also half-way between Europe and the west coast, so it's the best of both worlds."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

People, Europe, Hollywood, Theatre

36

"I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew."

"I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew."

Tim Conway, American Actor

36

"I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star."

"I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star."

Jeff Daniels, American Actor

36

"Acting must be scaled down for the screen. A drawing room is a lot smaller than a theatre auditorium."

"Acting must be scaled down for the screen. A drawing room is a lot smaller than a theatre auditorium."

Arthur Lowe, British Actor

Acting, Theatre

36

"We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition."

"We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition."

Peter O'Toole, Irish Actor

Time, Life, Military, Months

36

"Most people have a passive relationship with music and clothes, with culture. But music was my first contact with anything creative. Music is it, as far as I'm concerned."

"Most people have a passive relationship with music and clothes, with culture. But music was my first contact with anything creative. Music is it, as far as I'm concerned."

Martin Freeman, English Actor

Music, People, Clothes, Culture

36

"Business must be the solution, not the problem."

"Business must be the solution, not the problem."

Dennis Weaver, American Actor

Business, Solution

36

"I don't love comedy but I can watch someone who's kind of interesting forever. I think a waitress who's having a bad day is a lot more fun than Robin Williams doing forty minutes of material."

"I don't love comedy but I can watch someone who's kind of interesting forever. I think a waitress who's having a bad day is a lot more fun than Robin Williams doing forty minutes of material."

Bruce McCulloch, Canadian Actor

Love, Comedy, Day, Fun

36

"I'm working class, and want people to know I'm not unintelligent and all the other cliches that come with it."

"I'm working class, and want people to know I'm not unintelligent and all the other cliches that come with it."

Timothy Spall, English Actor

People, Class, Cliches, Want

36

"What I truly miss the most is having sufficient time to do all the things that need to be done around the house and for our friends."

"What I truly miss the most is having sufficient time to do all the things that need to be done around the house and for our friends."

DeForest Kelley, American Actor

36

"You can't suppress creativity, you can't suppress innovation."

"You can't suppress creativity, you can't suppress innovation."

James Daly, American Actor

Creativity, Innovation

36

"It took about six years to get the Black Lung stuff. It didn't come just instantly. Sometimes, I see lobby groups, today, upset because they work the whole session and nothing happens."

"It took about six years to get the Black Lung stuff. It didn't come just instantly. Sometimes, I see lobby groups, today, upset because they work the whole session and nothing happens."

Richard Grimes, American Actor

Work, Nothing, Today, Years

36

"I think I remember from the offset I said, 'I've visited this territory. This isn't for me.' And then I read the script and I said, 'You know, this is completely something different. This is a whole new life.'"

"I think I remember from the offset I said, 'I've visited this territory. This isn't for me.' And then I read the script and I said, 'You know, this is completely something different. This is a whole new life.'"

Jared Leto, American Actor

36

"At first I wanted to be a jockey. I rode horses in Cleveland but I kept falling off and I was afraid of horses. So there wasn't much of a future in it."

"At first I wanted to be a jockey. I rode horses in Cleveland but I kept falling off and I was afraid of horses. So there wasn't much of a future in it."

Tim Conway, American Actor

First, Future, Horses

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"I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me."

"I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me."

Stephen Rea, Irish Actor

36

"It ended up being a very good thing, because they finally started writing for the character, and I realized that you have to go to work with a purpose. I learned from the experience and then moved on."

"It ended up being a very good thing, because they finally started writing for the character, and I realized that you have to go to work with a purpose. I learned from the experience and then moved on."

Matthew Ashford, American Actor

Experience, Work, Character, Purpose

36

"I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny."

"I'll think of the idea and then I'll write something down, then within that there will be a joke or two which is the original thing which I thought was funny."

David Cross, American Actor

Funny, Thought, Idea, Will

36

"When you're an actor, actually, you shouldn't come up with too many ideas."

"When you're an actor, actually, you shouldn't come up with too many ideas."

Jean-Louis Trintignant, French Actor

36

"I've cheated myself: there are other things I could have done to fill out the bouquet of my career."

"I've cheated myself: there are other things I could have done to fill out the bouquet of my career."

Robert Urich, American Actor

36

"Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world."

"Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world."

Brent Spiner, American Actor

36

"I've worked for 27 years nonstop in theater and films. That's a lot of work."

"I've worked for 27 years nonstop in theater and films. That's a lot of work."

Armand Assante, American Actor

Work, Theater, Years

36

"But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict."

"But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict."

Brad Garrett, American Actor

Funny, Conflict, Garden, Want

36

"The loneliness is when you pick up and move, even if you are not originally from that place, and you have some memories that you want to embrace. Having a life in transit, I feel like you are always looking out the back window."

"The loneliness is when you pick up and move, even if you are not originally from that place, and you have some memories that you want to embrace. Having a life in transit, I feel like you are always looking out the back window."

Ajay Naidu, American Actor

Life, Loneliness, Memories, Want

36

"Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man, you're quite battle-scarred."

"Women are frightening. If you get to 41 as a man, you're quite battle-scarred."

Hugh Grant, English Actor

Woman, Women, Battle, Man

36

"That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera."

"That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera."

Kent McCord, American Actor

Time, Thought, Acting, First

36

"I'm blown away by the graphical detail of today's games. I can't imagine that it's going to get any better, but it's just going to continually progress and soon we'll be living in that world."

"I'm blown away by the graphical detail of today's games. I can't imagine that it's going to get any better, but it's just going to continually progress and soon we'll be living in that world."

Christian Slater, American Actor

Progress, Detail, Games, Living

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