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"I've found the best way is to not be scared of the attention but to be grateful for it and open to it. It makes my days better rather than being annoyed that people want my attention."

"I've found the best way is to not be scared of the attention but to be grateful for it and open to it. It makes my days better rather than being annoyed that people want my attention."

Brandon Routh, American Actor

People, Attention, Being, Open

36

"I'm not a leading guy."

"I'm not a leading guy."

Steve Zahn, American Actor

Leadership, Leading

36

"If you feel you have a film that's valid, you stick your ass on the line."

"If you feel you have a film that's valid, you stick your ass on the line."

Nick Nolte, American Actor

36

"The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it."

"The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it."

Adam Baldwin, American Actor

People, Control, Careers, Key

36

"Willie Mays was the best ever. When I was in college I once made a catch like the one Mays made over his head. Sometimes when I'm lying in bed at night I think about it. It still makes me warm."

"Willie Mays was the best ever. When I was in college I once made a catch like the one Mays made over his head. Sometimes when I'm lying in bed at night I think about it. It still makes me warm."

David Duchovny, American Actor

Bed, College, Lying, Night

36

"Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of "The Lord of the Rings". From the wardrobe department to lighting, all were fascinated with the story. This is something that does not happen usually."

"Everyone was very deeply involved in the world of "The Lord of the Rings". From the wardrobe department to lighting, all were fascinated with the story. This is something that does not happen usually."

Sean Bean, English Actor

36

"I like anything that is like an obstruction, something that I have to act through is good."

"I like anything that is like an obstruction, something that I have to act through is good."

Peter Sarsgaard, American Actor

36

"People will judge you according to your own convictions."

"People will judge you according to your own convictions."

Dexter Scott King, American Actor

36

"Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted."

"Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted."

Michael Pitt, American Actor

Work, Acting, Fun

36

"I like to protect children. I mean, there's nothing wrong with having adult programming for mature adults that can selectively decide what they want to watch and what they don't want to watch."

"I like to protect children. I mean, there's nothing wrong with having adult programming for mature adults that can selectively decide what they want to watch and what they don't want to watch."

Burt Ward, American Actor

Children, Nothing, Programming, Want

36

"They gave me the chaps and hat and everything. I looked like a real cowboy. I walked around the rodeo and thought, I am a real cowboy and thought everyone thought I was a real cowboy."

"They gave me the chaps and hat and everything. I looked like a real cowboy. I walked around the rodeo and thought, I am a real cowboy and thought everyone thought I was a real cowboy."

Michael Biehn, American Actor

36

"I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character."

"I'm an actor and I've created a lasting and memorable character named Frasier, who is not me, but who most people think is. So when I have a chance to play something that's different, I embrace it because it's fun; also in this case, he's a memorable character."

Kelsey Grammer, American Actor

People, Character, Chance

36

"I enjoyed playing around with that guy, and it was a pleasure every three, four years, coming back seeing how the wardrobe is. Is he heavy? Is he thin? I had fun."

"I enjoyed playing around with that guy, and it was a pleasure every three, four years, coming back seeing how the wardrobe is. Is he heavy? Is he thin? I had fun."

Burt Young, American Actor

Fun, Pleasure, Years

36

"It is a dark, dark world. If you're going to be in a dark world, I can't think of any better one to be in. I still think I'm very lucky to be in it."

"It is a dark, dark world. If you're going to be in a dark world, I can't think of any better one to be in. I still think I'm very lucky to be in it."

James Gandolfini, American Actor

36

"The anger that Uncle Junior has comes from my background. My father was the son of an Italian immigrant, and I've seen the fire of the Italian temperament. It can be explosive sometimes in ways that are both funny and tragic."

"The anger that Uncle Junior has comes from my background. My father was the son of an Italian immigrant, and I've seen the fire of the Italian temperament. It can be explosive sometimes in ways that are both funny and tragic."

Dominic Chianese, American Actor

Anger, Funny, Father, Son

36

"I would like to direct in the future, but I am in no hurry with that."

"I would like to direct in the future, but I am in no hurry with that."

Jonathan Brandis, American Actor

36

"I used to make fun of my friends who had BlackBerries. And I know that the expression CrackBerry has been going around, but now I fully understand it. I'm actually addicted to a piece of machinery, and that's really embarrassing."

"I used to make fun of my friends who had BlackBerries. And I know that the expression CrackBerry has been going around, but now I fully understand it. I'm actually addicted to a piece of machinery, and that's really embarrassing."

John Krasinski, American Actor

Expression, Friends, Fun, Now

36

"But rarely have I made choices that made me feel I was really compromising what I believe."

"But rarely have I made choices that made me feel I was really compromising what I believe."

Danny Glover, American Actor

Choice, Choices

36

"Apparently it'll all settle down and they'll forget about it soon."

"Apparently it'll all settle down and they'll forget about it soon."

Dominic West, British Actor

36

"I don't see a benefit in accepting every single little morsel of work that comes along because I think in essence what you're doing is you're raping yourself really."

"I don't see a benefit in accepting every single little morsel of work that comes along because I think in essence what you're doing is you're raping yourself really."

Karl Urban, New Zealander Actor

36

"Writing is a lonely job unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach."

"Writing is a lonely job unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach."

Emilio Estevez, American Actor

Friendship, Friend, Job, Lonely, Writing

36

"I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less."

"I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less."

Colm Meaney, Irish Actor

36

"Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out."

"Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out."

Christopher Reeve, American Actor

36

"You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character."

"You don't want to shock them and do something totally opposite, but you also want to play a different character."

Ray Romano, American Actor

Character, Play, Want

36

"Even up here on Vancouver on the weekends, I go work out in a studio space."

"Even up here on Vancouver on the weekends, I go work out in a studio space."

Dule Hill, American Actor

36

"If you are feeling something, then Shakespeare felt it and wrote about it - and wrote about it so eloquently."

"If you are feeling something, then Shakespeare felt it and wrote about it - and wrote about it so eloquently."

Richard McCabe, British Actor

Feelings, Feeling, Shakespeare

36

"I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975."

"I started acting when I was in high school, started writing when I got to New York in 1975."

Eric Bogosian, American Actor

Acting, School, Writing

36

"I'm of the opinion that life doesn't always tie up neatly at the end of the episode."

"I'm of the opinion that life doesn't always tie up neatly at the end of the episode."

Joshua Jackson, American Actor

Life, End, Opinion

35

"My favorite thing to do is not act - it's that simple."

"My favorite thing to do is not act - it's that simple."

Sean Penn, American Actor

35

"There's a lot to do when you're a kid - spiders to catch, girls to poke in the eye - stuff to be getting on with."

"There's a lot to do when you're a kid - spiders to catch, girls to poke in the eye - stuff to be getting on with."

Alan Davies, British Actor

Eye, Girls, Spiders

35

"Children should enjoy the few years they have just being a kid."

"Children should enjoy the few years they have just being a kid."

Dwayne Hickman, American Actor

Being, Children, Years

35

"Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children."

"Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children."

Ryan Phillippe, American Actor

35

"They say the camera never lies. It lies every day."

"They say the camera never lies. It lies every day."

Cesar Romero, American Actor

35

"I started out with comedy in college, but had my major in Recreation Administration - which meant I wasn't going to get a real job - so I started doing a little standup."

"I started out with comedy in college, but had my major in Recreation Administration - which meant I wasn't going to get a real job - so I started doing a little standup."

Carlos Alazraqui, American Actor

College, Comedy, Job, Recreation

35

"I'm not the type of person who goes through all this effort for a movie, and then doesn't care if anybody sees it. I want them to see it, and I want them to see it on the big screen."

"I'm not the type of person who goes through all this effort for a movie, and then doesn't care if anybody sees it. I want them to see it, and I want them to see it on the big screen."

Andy Garcia, American Actor

Care, Effort, Want

35

"It's like there was the Union, and then there's the Union Management. In some of the strikes that I covered when I saw the strike starting to break, wasn't necessarily when Management was giving in, more so than when the strikers were at odds with the Union Management."

"It's like there was the Union, and then there's the Union Management. In some of the strikes that I covered when I saw the strike starting to break, wasn't necessarily when Management was giving in, more so than when the strikers were at odds with the Union Management."

Richard Grimes, American Actor

Management, Giving

35

"It's very difficult to judge relationships from the outside. You never know what happens in intimate moments with two people to know why they really support and love each other."

"It's very difficult to judge relationships from the outside. You never know what happens in intimate moments with two people to know why they really support and love each other."

Eric Braeden, American Actor

Love, People, Moments, Relationships

35

"I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man."

"I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man."

Rip Torn, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Friends, Man

35

"Most actors really love it, that's what they want to do. They burn to do it. And so they'll read a script and think, that's an interesting part. And because they love acting, that blinds them to the fact that the rest of it is pretentious nonsense, which it very often is."

"Most actors really love it, that's what they want to do. They burn to do it. And so they'll read a script and think, that's an interesting part. And because they love acting, that blinds them to the fact that the rest of it is pretentious nonsense, which it very often is."

Hugh Grant, English Actor

Love, Acting, Actors, Fact

35

"I think that people who have played sports have an ability to relate to people because when you're playing you have to work on teams and with opposing players."

"I think that people who have played sports have an ability to relate to people because when you're playing you have to work on teams and with opposing players."

Michael Michele, American Actor

Sports, Work, People, Ability

35

"My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense."

"My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense."

Hugh Jackman, Australian Actor

Education, Father, Day, Growing up

35

"There is a lot of stuff now that is in bad taste, and I don't see the necessity for it all. We didn't have to do it in our time, and they don't have to do it now."

"There is a lot of stuff now that is in bad taste, and I don't see the necessity for it all. We didn't have to do it in our time, and they don't have to do it now."

Clint Walker, American Actor

Time, Necessity, Now, Taste

35

"He's computerized, but I won't let him come on cold. I created KITT. I understand the personality of the car."

"He's computerized, but I won't let him come on cold. I created KITT. I understand the personality of the car."

William Daniels, American Actor

Car, Personality

35

"It is a struggle. But I don't mind. I will just keep fighting on."

"It is a struggle. But I don't mind. I will just keep fighting on."

J. T. Walsh, American Actor

Fight, Fighting, Mind, Struggle, Will

35

"I've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West."

"I've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West."

Ken Curtis, American Actor

35

"No, I'm happy doing this. Five sweaters and a pair of dirty pants, you can make pretty good money."

"No, I'm happy doing this. Five sweaters and a pair of dirty pants, you can make pretty good money."

McLean Stevenson, American Actor

35

"Well, I think I've made 44 films and only like four times I've played real characters I'm just drawn to people who have a pioneer spirit, this extraordinary energy and commitment to their cause."

"Well, I think I've made 44 films and only like four times I've played real characters I'm just drawn to people who have a pioneer spirit, this extraordinary energy and commitment to their cause."

Liam Neeson, Irish Actor

People, Cause, Commitment, Energy

35

"I think for Beecher specifically, Keller was with him when his wife died. Beecher had decided after he first got into prison that he had to shut off everybody. You can't let anybody in and you have to become like them and you have to be threatening and all that."

"I think for Beecher specifically, Keller was with him when his wife died. Beecher had decided after he first got into prison that he had to shut off everybody. You can't let anybody in and you have to become like them and you have to be threatening and all that."

Lee Tergesen, American Actor

Wife, First, Prison

35

"As a head-hunter I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing my candidates do well and therefore my clients happy. I want to work with clients more as a partner than simply a head-hunter."

"As a head-hunter I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing my candidates do well and therefore my clients happy. I want to work with clients more as a partner than simply a head-hunter."

Bruce Bennett, American Actor

Work, Clients, Satisfaction, Want

35

"I guess I had a suspicion of it my entire life without knowing exactly what it was - knowing that there was something different about me, which I attributed to being an artist. At 11 or 12 I started sort of clarifying for myself. It took a while."

"I guess I had a suspicion of it my entire life without knowing exactly what it was - knowing that there was something different about me, which I attributed to being an artist. At 11 or 12 I started sort of clarifying for myself. It took a while."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

Life, Artist, Being, Suspicion

35

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