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"Everybody, no matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart."

"Everybody, no matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart."

Bruce Willis, American Actor

55

"Organized labor, if they're doing a responsible job, is going to organize the pooling of small amounts of money to protect the interests of the people who are not rich."

"Organized labor, if they're doing a responsible job, is going to organize the pooling of small amounts of money to protect the interests of the people who are not rich."

Warren Beatty, American Actor

Money, People, Job, Labor

55

"When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter."

"When I get off the plane in England I always feel about two inches shorter."

Alan Rickman, British Actor

55

"I'm more than an actor. I'm an icon, an industry."

"I'm more than an actor. I'm an icon, an industry."

Corey Feldman, American Actor

55

"It was a hard job, but it was a lot of fun and I'll always be grateful to Ponch. He was a part of me."

"It was a hard job, but it was a lot of fun and I'll always be grateful to Ponch. He was a part of me."

Erik Estrada, American Actor

55

"All of my activities are so pedestrian. The extreme sport I play is ping pong. And we play it hard. If any of you suckers want to step up to the table, be ready."

"All of my activities are so pedestrian. The extreme sport I play is ping pong. And we play it hard. If any of you suckers want to step up to the table, be ready."

Seth Green, American Actor

Extreme, Play, Want

55

"I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing."

"I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing."

Christopher Atkins, American Actor

Sports, Medicine

55

"There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... It's palpable."

"There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... It's palpable."

William Shatner, Canadian Actor

55

"The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it."

"The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it."

Robert Powell, British Actor

55

"Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational."

"Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational."

Boris Kodjoe, Austrian Actor

Performance, Artists, Self

55

"I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies."

"I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies."

Ben Kingsley, English Actor

55

"I love the fact that it's not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science."

"I love the fact that it's not only about Star Trek, but about science fiction in general, and science."

Rene Auberjonois, American Actor

Love, Science, Fact, Fiction

55

"There's no common taste in this world."

"There's no common taste in this world."

Stephen Chow, Chinese Actor

55

"There are two things that Jack Bauer never does. Show mercy, and go to the bathroom."

"There are two things that Jack Bauer never does. Show mercy, and go to the bathroom."

Kiefer Sutherland, Canadian Actor

55

"Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests."

"Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests."

Max Beerbohm, English Actor

Virtue, Guests, Humility

55

"I think games are starting to branch out. It's not just guys sitting at their computer stations. Games are so fun, that everybody gets into them a little bit."

"I think games are starting to branch out. It's not just guys sitting at their computer stations. Games are so fun, that everybody gets into them a little bit."

Christian Slater, American Actor

Computer, Fun, Games

55

"My philosophy is that when I go out of my room, I'm prepared to love everybody I meet, unless they're bad."

"My philosophy is that when I go out of my room, I'm prepared to love everybody I meet, unless they're bad."

Omar Sharif, Egyptian Actor

Love, Philosophy

55

"Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock."

"Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock."

John Barrymore, American Actor

55

"The question I always get is, Why didn't you throw Dr. Smith off the Jupiter? I get that all the time."

"The question I always get is, Why didn't you throw Dr. Smith off the Jupiter? I get that all the time."

Mark Goddard, American Actor

55

"The hardest thing is trying not to correct everything on the Internet. It'd be night and day - wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. So you just have to say, 'All right, I'll take it, bring it on.'"

"The hardest thing is trying not to correct everything on the Internet. It'd be night and day - wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. So you just have to say, 'All right, I'll take it, bring it on.'"

George Clooney, American Actor

Day, Internet, Night, Right

55

"Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius."

"Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius."

Warren Beatty, American Actor

Marriage, Talent, Genius, Acting

55

"Loomis has always felt himself responsible for the fact that he did not stop Michael when he first murdered his sister, and so he's got that guilt to live with."

"Loomis has always felt himself responsible for the fact that he did not stop Michael when he first murdered his sister, and so he's got that guilt to live with."

Donald Pleasence, English Actor

Sister, Fact, First, Guilt

55

"Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer."

"Movies are fun, but they're not a cure for cancer."

Warren Beatty, American Actor

Movies, Cancer, Cure, Fun

55

"I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to them, and that's why they're more popular than other TV comedies. There's a basis of truth in them, a gut feeling."

"I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to them, and that's why they're more popular than other TV comedies. There's a basis of truth in them, a gut feeling."

Adrian Edmondson, English Actor

Truth, Feeling, Popular

55

"When you know youre whoring it hurts. I have kids. I'm not going to run down an actor for doing this."

"When you know youre whoring it hurts. I have kids. I'm not going to run down an actor for doing this."

Tim Roth, British Actor

55

"My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV."

"My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV."

Christian Slater, American Actor

55

"Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats and planes."

"Nothing gives me as much pleasure as travelling. I love getting on trains and boats and planes."

Alan Rickman, British Actor

Love, Boats, Nothing, Pleasure

55

"News is something that happens that matters to you, which is not most of what we watch on television."

"News is something that happens that matters to you, which is not most of what we watch on television."

Val Kilmer, American Actor

News, Television

55

"It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from purely a logistical standpoint, that the day-to-day schedule on a comedy allows you to have a life, much more of a life, than on a drama."

"It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from purely a logistical standpoint, that the day-to-day schedule on a comedy allows you to have a life, much more of a life, than on a drama."

Adam Arkin, American Actor

Work, Life, Comedy, Day

55

"The greatest leading man, in my opinion, will always be Cary Grant."

"The greatest leading man, in my opinion, will always be Cary Grant."

Joe Pantoliano, American Actor

Leadership, Leading, Man, Opinion, Will

55

"Touch'd either the Passions of Rage or Grief to a Miracle."

"Touch'd either the Passions of Rage or Grief to a Miracle."

Barton Booth, English Actor

55

"We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan."

"We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan."

Patrick Stewart, English Actor

Meeting, Meetings, University

55

"Being married means I can break wind and eat ice cream in bed."

"Being married means I can break wind and eat ice cream in bed."

Brad Pitt, American Actor

Bed, Being, Wind

55

"When you feel like this isn't your business, get out of the business."

"When you feel like this isn't your business, get out of the business."

Andy Lau, Chinese Actor

55

"I'm an avid biography reader."

"I'm an avid biography reader."

Brent Spiner, American Actor

55

"The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it."

"The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it."

Konstantin Stanislavisky, Russian Actor

55

"Every week Rangers have different former players come out at half-time. Spurs should have a couple a former players on the board, who know what the supporters want."

"Every week Rangers have different former players come out at half-time. Spurs should have a couple a former players on the board, who know what the supporters want."

Graham Roberts, English Actor

55

"I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA."

"I never lost a freestyle race. Never. Not even in the YMCA."

Johnny Weissmuller, American Actor

55

"It's a clique that I've never been a part of. It's not like I identify them in a negative way."

"It's a clique that I've never been a part of. It's not like I identify them in a negative way."

Randy Harrison, American Actor

55

"David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since after all, it's the actors playing the character."

"David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since after all, it's the actors playing the character."

William Devane, American Actor

Trust, Character, Actors

55

"I have parents come up to me and say, 'I don't know who you are, but my kid wants his picture taken with you.'"

"I have parents come up to me and say, 'I don't know who you are, but my kid wants his picture taken with you.'"

Devon Werkheiser, American Actor

55

"The interesting thing is that I found scenes which I put together which could appeal to almost every woman, or apply to almost every woman after the war. Falling in love, dancing, marrying."

"The interesting thing is that I found scenes which I put together which could appeal to almost every woman, or apply to almost every woman after the war. Falling in love, dancing, marrying."

Maximilian Schell, Swiss Actor

Love, War, Dancing, Woman

55

"I think the United States is way behind the times."

"I think the United States is way behind the times."

Christopher Atkins, American Actor

State, states, United

55

"Schultz is not a Nazi. I see Schultz as the representative of some kind of goodness in any generation."

"Schultz is not a Nazi. I see Schultz as the representative of some kind of goodness in any generation."

John Banner, Austrian Actor

55

"My acting career began at age three and my parents got me into it. I was in a McDonald's commercial."

"My acting career began at age three and my parents got me into it. I was in a McDonald's commercial."

Corey Feldman, American Actor

Age, Acting, Career, Parents

55

"I like the effect drink has on me."

"I like the effect drink has on me."

Oliver Reed, English Actor

55

"If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it."

"If I like the story and it's well written, and it's a character I want to play and they'll pay me, then I decide to do it."

William H. Macy, American Actor

Character, Play, Want

55

"I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills."

"I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills."

Gary Sinise, American Actor

55

"But my longevity is due to my good timing."

"But my longevity is due to my good timing."

Tony Curtis, American Actor

55

"There's four biggies. There was Elizabeth I, George III, Victoria, and the current queen, who really dominated four eras."

"There's four biggies. There was Elizabeth I, George III, Victoria, and the current queen, who really dominated four eras."

Geoffrey Rush, Australian Actor

55

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