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"I got to work with one of my heroes, Johnny Depp, and to see how he goes about business, which was really inspiring for me at this stage in my career."

"I got to work with one of my heroes, Johnny Depp, and to see how he goes about business, which was really inspiring for me at this stage in my career."

Orlando Bloom, English Actor

Work, Business, Career, Heroes

62

"I thought I wanted to be a lawyer and was going through this growth phase."

"I thought I wanted to be a lawyer and was going through this growth phase."

Matthew McGrory, American Actor

Thought, Growth

62

"It is a different genre - a show about something other than doctors, lawyers and cops. Teachers are something completely different. I think it makes for very interesting television."

"It is a different genre - a show about something other than doctors, lawyers and cops. Teachers are something completely different. I think it makes for very interesting television."

Chi McBride, American Actor

Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, Television

62

"A fancy watch, it's completely unnecessary. I just need a watch to tell the right time."

"A fancy watch, it's completely unnecessary. I just need a watch to tell the right time."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

Time, Fancy, Right

62

"And then the conditions of safety - or lack of safety - for teachers in public schools, and the disparity between public schools and private schools is shameful."

"And then the conditions of safety - or lack of safety - for teachers in public schools, and the disparity between public schools and private schools is shameful."

Warren Beatty, American Actor

Public, Safety, Schools, Teachers

62

"This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it."

"This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it."

Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

62

"Nobody ever died of laughter."

"Nobody ever died of laughter."

Max Beerbohm, English Actor

62

"The difficulty is capturing surprise on film."

"The difficulty is capturing surprise on film."

F. Murray Abraham, American Actor

Difficulty, Film

62

"People who do not see the terrible things therefore do not see the beautiful things, either."

"People who do not see the terrible things therefore do not see the beautiful things, either."

Klaus Kinski, German Actor

62

"And now comes Pete Martell in Twin Peaks and he's just a nice guy."

"And now comes Pete Martell in Twin Peaks and he's just a nice guy."

Jack Nance, American Actor

62

"Since very early in my career, I have always did my own stunt fighting."

"Since very early in my career, I have always did my own stunt fighting."

Brion James, American Actor

Career, Fighting

62

"I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary."

"I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary."

Richard Pryor, American Actor

62

"I get a wild hair up my nose and I want to go."

"I get a wild hair up my nose and I want to go."

Broderick Crawford, American Actor

62

"Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can."

"Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can."

James D'arcy, British Actor

History, Events, Want

62

"All writers are vampires."

"All writers are vampires."

James Gandolfini, American Actor

Writer, Writers

61

"Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails."

"Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails."

Dirk Benedict, American Actor

Dream, Actors, Famous, Solution

61

"My father was a writer and an acting teacher."

"My father was a writer and an acting teacher."

Noah Hathaway, American Actor

Father, Acting, Writer

61

"I could talk about Blade Runner forever."

"I could talk about Blade Runner forever."

Brion James, American Actor

61

"I've had quarter horses for the last 18 years."

"I've had quarter horses for the last 18 years."

Bruce Boxleitner, American Actor

61

"We both have a great loyalty to it, and I think that it's important to give it our best shot."

"We both have a great loyalty to it, and I think that it's important to give it our best shot."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

61

"There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do and bring more money to those films."

"There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do and bring more money to those films."

Giovanni Ribisi, American Actor

Money, Help, Project, Want

61

"The movie wasn't really derived from Dark Shadows - they developed a whole new script for that particular one."

"The movie wasn't really derived from Dark Shadows - they developed a whole new script for that particular one."

David Selby, American Actor

Shadow, Shadows

61

"You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling."

"You feel yourself working to show something. I've learned to distrust that feeling."

Ralph Fiennes, British Actor

Distrust, Feeling

61

"I did Polyester, and I don't regret one minute of it. It was wonderful."

"I did Polyester, and I don't regret one minute of it. It was wonderful."

Tab Hunter, American Actor

61

"In England, there are so many TV commercials with nudity in them, and there are so many TV programs that show nudity on a regular basis. It's becoming more of a norm."

"In England, there are so many TV commercials with nudity in them, and there are so many TV programs that show nudity on a regular basis. It's becoming more of a norm."

Mark Roberts, American Actor

England, Nudity

61

"You're at the top of your game if you do comedy."

"You're at the top of your game if you do comedy."

Hector Elizondo, American Actor

61

"In high school and college all my friends and my brother wrestled."

"In high school and college all my friends and my brother wrestled."

Verne Troyer, American Actor

Brother, College, Friends, School

61

"A lot of people my age are so hyper. I like hyper people."

"A lot of people my age are so hyper. I like hyper people."

Edward Furlong, American Actor

61

"I'm Jim Phillips, I have multiple personalities. I'm also a skindiver, a puppeteer, and I was the tenth president of the United States."

"I'm Jim Phillips, I have multiple personalities. I'm also a skindiver, a puppeteer, and I was the tenth president of the United States."

Ryan Stiles, American Actor

President, states, United

61

"People imagine that actors are being offered everything and you are not. So things come in and sometimes there are things that I want and can't get a meeting on, or go to a different actors."

"People imagine that actors are being offered everything and you are not. So things come in and sometimes there are things that I want and can't get a meeting on, or go to a different actors."

Gary Oldman, English Actor

People, Actors, Being, Meeting

61

"To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is."

"To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is."

Bruce Lee, American Actor

Expression, Lies, Nothing, Right

61

"When you are there, you are. With words, you aren't."

"When you are there, you are. With words, you aren't."

Klaus Kinski, German Actor

61

"My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy."

"My first encounter with Buddhist dharma would be in my early 20s. Like most young men, I was not particularly happy."

Richard Gere, American Actor

Men, Buddhist, First

61

"It's a little weird exchanging pictures for money. You know what I mean. It makes me a little uncomfortable."

"It's a little weird exchanging pictures for money. You know what I mean. It makes me a little uncomfortable."

Noah Hathaway, American Actor

61

"I was the youngest. The yule lamb. The one who always got away without doing the washing up. My sister was four years older, and my brother six years."

"I was the youngest. The yule lamb. The one who always got away without doing the washing up. My sister was four years older, and my brother six years."

Jeremy Irons, English Actor

Sister, Brother, Years

61

"I've only used my own voice about four times on film."

"I've only used my own voice about four times on film."

Ian Hart, English Actor

61

"The point I'm trying to make is, I'm really quite neutral. I have not been conditioned."

"The point I'm trying to make is, I'm really quite neutral. I have not been conditioned."

John Lone, American Actor

61

"I got nothing. I got my shoes and my pants. I'm staying with a friend. I stop by my mother's every once in a while to get my calls. I don't want to be anywhere anybody can find me."

"I got nothing. I got my shoes and my pants. I'm staying with a friend. I stop by my mother's every once in a while to get my calls. I don't want to be anywhere anybody can find me."

Marc Wallice, American Actor

Mother, Friend, Nothing, Want

61

"The self is just not a worthy enough vehicle to worship."

"The self is just not a worthy enough vehicle to worship."

Peter Coyote, American Actor

61

"They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on."

"They have a kind of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby thing going on."

Christopher Walken, American Actor

61

"A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn."

"A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn."

Richard Widmark, American Actor

Actor, Actors, College

61

"Rumors about me? Calista Flockhart, Pam Anderson, and Matt Damon. That's who I'm dating."

"Rumors about me? Calista Flockhart, Pam Anderson, and Matt Damon. That's who I'm dating."

Ben Affleck, American Actor

61

"The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie."

"The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

61

"I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor.'"

"I was friends with President Ronald Reagan and he once said to me, 'I don't know how anybody can serve in public office without being an actor.'"

Warren Beatty, American Actor

Actor, Being, Friends, Office

61

"Good actors are a dime a dozen, but I want actors that are gonna be part of my team and collaborative."

"Good actors are a dime a dozen, but I want actors that are gonna be part of my team and collaborative."

Joe Pantoliano, American Actor

Actor, Actors, Want

61

"Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man - there's your diamond in the rough."

"Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man - there's your diamond in the rough."

Larry David, American Actor

61

"I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it."

"I don't like to share my personal life... it wouldn't be personal if I shared it."

George Clooney, American Actor

61

"It was great as an actor to be given the story line I was given but I didn't expect Craig to stay so it was a lovely twist when I found out they'd decided to keep him."

"It was great as an actor to be given the story line I was given but I didn't expect Craig to stay so it was a lovely twist when I found out they'd decided to keep him."

Richard Fleeshman, English Actor

61

"My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure."

"My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

Age, Success, Failure, Celebrity

61

"Violence is my last option."

"Violence is my last option."

Chuck Norris, American Actor

61

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