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"Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life."

"Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life."

Jimmy Dean, American Actor

32

"As a student in London, I had seen so many shows, so many plays and had seen so many greats of the day."

"As a student in London, I had seen so many shows, so many plays and had seen so many greats of the day."

David Naughton, American Actor

32

"We are now integrated into American society and I don't like the word fashionable, because fashionable means that it's going to pass. It's not like that anymore."

"We are now integrated into American society and I don't like the word fashionable, because fashionable means that it's going to pass. It's not like that anymore."

Antonio Banderas, Spanish Actor

Society, American, Now, Word

32

"I think we love watching people that are flawed because we're all flawed."

"I think we love watching people that are flawed because we're all flawed."

Brad Garrett, American Actor

32

"I've worked all my life to shed myself of any character."

"I've worked all my life to shed myself of any character."

Sam Neill, Irish Actor

Life, Character

32

"What are they going to do to me that they haven't done already? They took away my entire past. They took away my entire future. What's left for them to take?"

"What are they going to do to me that they haven't done already? They took away my entire past. They took away my entire future. What's left for them to take?"

Robert Blake, American Actor

32

"Simply surviving in this business is a feat."

"Simply surviving in this business is a feat."

Lou Diamond Phillips, American Actor

32

"With my new venture, Club Mom, we want to empower moms to feel their value and also build their collective power to make their lives better and easier. We want to bring them together as a community to share experiences and information."

"With my new venture, Club Mom, we want to empower moms to feel their value and also build their collective power to make their lives better and easier. We want to bring them together as a community to share experiences and information."

Andrew Shue, American Actor

Power, Mom, Community, Information

32

"When in doubt, throw it out."

"When in doubt, throw it out."

Jeremy Jackson, American Actor

32

"I play opposite Beverly D'Angelo, and that was definitely a great time."

"I play opposite Beverly D'Angelo, and that was definitely a great time."

Wilmer Valderrama, American Actor

32

"There's no point in swanning through and being cool as a breeze in every scene. It's not really that interesting. Even if you're a superhero."

"There's no point in swanning through and being cool as a breeze in every scene. It's not really that interesting. Even if you're a superhero."

Michael Fassbender, German Actor

32

"I got hit twice in the face, and that was not fun."

"I got hit twice in the face, and that was not fun."

Wilmer Valderrama, American Actor

32

"To me, the most important thing in life is to be a human being. Second is acting."

"To me, the most important thing in life is to be a human being. Second is acting."

Peter Stormare, Swedish Actor

Life, Acting, Being

32

"Give me a sword fight any day."

"Give me a sword fight any day."

Joseph Fiennes, British Actor

32

"There's a great deal of attention paid and books written about this change of life in a woman, and really very little written about a man's change of life."

"There's a great deal of attention paid and books written about this change of life in a woman, and really very little written about a man's change of life."

Frank Langella, American Actor

Change, Life, Attention, Books

32

"It's all I have left in my life, caffeine and a poodle."

"It's all I have left in my life, caffeine and a poodle."

Brad Garrett, American Actor

32

"I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments."

"I'm thrilled of the acceptance I get abroad. The people are so hearty, warm and grateful and I feel privileged having seen so many countries and some of the greatest monuments."

Daniel Radcliffe, British Actor

People, Acceptance, Countries, Monuments

32

"There's so much to becoming a woman."

"There's so much to becoming a woman."

Michael Rosenbaum, American Actor

32

"I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director."

"I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director."

Mel Smith, British Actor

Hope, Being, Television, Theatre

32

"It's difficult for me to meet women because my crowd is much older. I know that for some of the young women I do meet, a relationship with me can be envisioned as a benefit to their career."

"It's difficult for me to meet women because my crowd is much older. I know that for some of the young women I do meet, a relationship with me can be envisioned as a benefit to their career."

Michael Douglas, American Actor

Woman, Women, Career

32

"A lot of these people were getting to where they didn't need help anymore. You have to start all over again."

"A lot of these people were getting to where they didn't need help anymore. You have to start all over again."

Sam Worthington, Australian Actor

32

"When I hear that I realize how quickly time passes and how everybody goes on their journeys and they're always unbelievable and they never go where you think they're going to take you and, quite frankly, it also makes me feel a little old."

"When I hear that I realize how quickly time passes and how everybody goes on their journeys and they're always unbelievable and they never go where you think they're going to take you and, quite frankly, it also makes me feel a little old."

Rob Lowe, American Actor

32

"My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure."

"My parents felt that acting was far too insecure. Don't ask me what made them think that painting would be more secure."

John Hurt, British Actor

Acting, Painting, Parents

32

"We need a president who's fluent in at least one language."

"We need a president who's fluent in at least one language."

Buck Henry, American Actor

Language, President

32

"I just love doing sitcoms. I'd be in them till I was gray if they'd have me."

"I just love doing sitcoms. I'd be in them till I was gray if they'd have me."

Jason Bateman, American Actor

32

"The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know."

"The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know."

Gene Barry, American Actor

Attitude, Mind, Reading

32

"I had the benefit of experiencing a hundred times more than the average kid. I don't look back with regret at all. It was the best life ever."

"I had the benefit of experiencing a hundred times more than the average kid. I don't look back with regret at all. It was the best life ever."

Corin Nemec, American Actor

31

"I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing."

"I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing."

Matt Damon, American Actor

31

"We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but we just changed our mind."

"We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but we just changed our mind."

Hugh Jackman, Australian Actor

Thought, Kids, Mind

31

"My career is pretty much over. I'm out in the Valley eating soft-boiled eggs."

"My career is pretty much over. I'm out in the Valley eating soft-boiled eggs."

Tim Conway, American Actor

Career, Eating, Pretty

31

"I love talking about women because they are a constant study and you're always learning."

"I love talking about women because they are a constant study and you're always learning."

Mario Lopez, American Actor

Love, Women, Learning, Study

31

"It's really cool to know that you've put something together that isn't for a particular audience. It's so often that a TV show can really only speak to one sect of the population, and this really is something that appeals to a worldwide fan base. People who are into the pursuit of knowledge. Their reaction has meant the world to us."

"It's really cool to know that you've put something together that isn't for a particular audience. It's so often that a TV show can really only speak to one sect of the population, and this really is something that appeals to a worldwide fan base. People who are into the pursuit of knowledge. Their reaction has meant the world to us."

David Krumholtz, American Actor

People, Knowledge, Population, Pursuit

31

"Donner likes what he does and enjoys being on a set. He doesn't have to do it, its not like he has to make the rent. When I get to be his age and still enjoy what I'm doing like him, I'd be lucky."

"Donner likes what he does and enjoys being on a set. He doesn't have to do it, its not like he has to make the rent. When I get to be his age and still enjoy what I'm doing like him, I'd be lucky."

Ethan Embry, American Actor

31

"The role of Charlie Eppes has changed me. I never imagined I would play a role like this. I lost some weight, grew my hair and now every woman in America over 40 wants to date me. It's their daughters I want to convince. The truth is all this talk makes me blush. Me, I look in the mirror and all I see is this Jewish kid from Queens."

"The role of Charlie Eppes has changed me. I never imagined I would play a role like this. I lost some weight, grew my hair and now every woman in America over 40 wants to date me. It's their daughters I want to convince. The truth is all this talk makes me blush. Me, I look in the mirror and all I see is this Jewish kid from Queens."

David Krumholtz, American Actor

Truth, America, Blush, Daughters

31

"We're actually doing something scripted that's totally, you know, we kind of know what's going on, however, we're having to live life and death as the art."

"We're actually doing something scripted that's totally, you know, we kind of know what's going on, however, we're having to live life and death as the art."

Josh Holloway, American Actor

Art, Death, Life

31

"Sometimes you find that there is better material in small and more independent movies. There's more risk-taking."

"Sometimes you find that there is better material in small and more independent movies. There's more risk-taking."

Nick Stahl, American Actor

Movies, Risk, Risk-taking

31

"These things don't just come, arrive and settle like a bird picking up a few bits of crumbs. They develop. I think the best word for these things is develop. They develop because of the human beings who just happen to be there at the time."

"These things don't just come, arrive and settle like a bird picking up a few bits of crumbs. They develop. I think the best word for these things is develop. They develop because of the human beings who just happen to be there at the time."

Patrick Macnee, British Actor

31

"I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to meet them and spend a few special moments with all those who helped me through my filmed career."

"I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to meet them and spend a few special moments with all those who helped me through my filmed career."

Tony Curtis, American Actor

Career, Honor, Moments, Public

31

"For a lot of kids, the Boys and Girls Club is really a sanctuary, an oasis of sanity and safety for them because their home life is so tragic. Some of these kids have only one parent, and that one is addicted to drugs."

"For a lot of kids, the Boys and Girls Club is really a sanctuary, an oasis of sanity and safety for them because their home life is so tragic. Some of these kids have only one parent, and that one is addicted to drugs."

Judge Reinhold, American Actor

Home, Life, Boys, Drugs

31

"The only change I can really see is that I don't have to shop for pants in stores anymore."

"The only change I can really see is that I don't have to shop for pants in stores anymore."

Larry David, American Actor

31

"I've never really been the type of person who worries much about what people think of me."

"I've never really been the type of person who worries much about what people think of me."

Stephen Baldwin, American Actor

31

"The studios don't seem to foster good writing. They're not so interested in that, but they're more interested in what worked most recently. They're definitely very serious about making money, and that's not a wrong thing, but you don't have to make money the same way all the time."

"The studios don't seem to foster good writing. They're not so interested in that, but they're more interested in what worked most recently. They're definitely very serious about making money, and that's not a wrong thing, but you don't have to make money the same way all the time."

Bill Murray, American Actor

Money, Time, Writing, Wrong

31

"If you're going to spend seven months of your life - for me seven months, for Roland Emmerich, 3, 4, 5 years of his life - doing something, I think you have to have something to say."

"If you're going to spend seven months of your life - for me seven months, for Roland Emmerich, 3, 4, 5 years of his life - doing something, I think you have to have something to say."

Jake Gyllenhaal, American Actor

Life, Months, Years

31

"Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors."

"Jerry Weintraub, the producer, might be a pain in the ass, but he really knows how to treat his actors."

Bernie Mac, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Pain

31

"The only reason anyone ever called me a hero is because I get this paper, here."

"The only reason anyone ever called me a hero is because I get this paper, here."

Kyle Chandler, American Actor

31

"I believe that if creative people are open and generous enough when working with each other, a lot more can be learned and achieved by both parties. That's what it's all about, trying to produce the best work possible on any given project."

"I believe that if creative people are open and generous enough when working with each other, a lot more can be learned and achieved by both parties. That's what it's all about, trying to produce the best work possible on any given project."

William Kempe, English Actor

Work, People, Open, Project

31

"I don't think movies or television have any basis in reality at all. It's all just pretend. That's what's fun about it."

"I don't think movies or television have any basis in reality at all. It's all just pretend. That's what's fun about it."

James Spader, American Actor

Movies, Fun, Reality, Television

31

"It used to be that a son could look at the father, and pretty much know what life was gonna be like as an adult. There was confidence in that, and comfort in that, and frustration also."

"It used to be that a son could look at the father, and pretty much know what life was gonna be like as an adult. There was confidence in that, and comfort in that, and frustration also."

Clancy Brown, American Actor

Life, Father, Son, Comfort

31

"The crimes committed by the North Vietnamese regime against the Vietnamese people were minor compared to the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge against the Cambodians, but for us on the left they were emotionally far more significant."

"The crimes committed by the North Vietnamese regime against the Vietnamese people were minor compared to the crimes committed by the Khmer Rouge against the Cambodians, but for us on the left they were emotionally far more significant."

James Donald, Scottish Actor

31

"I don't see me doing $100 million films because $100 million films, the very nature of them, you need to offend as few people as possible just to make your money back."

"I don't see me doing $100 million films because $100 million films, the very nature of them, you need to offend as few people as possible just to make your money back."

Eriq La Salle, American Actor

Money, Nature, People

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