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"I listen to XM radio because I can get so many overseas news stations."
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William Hurt
"I listen to XM radio because I can get so many overseas news stations."
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"In England, it's now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It's not even on my passport anymore. They've taken Mister away from me."
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Ben Kingsley
"In England, it's now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It's not even on my passport anymore. They've taken Mister away from me."
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"God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you'll know I've lost all my money."
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Ben Affleck
"God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you'll know I've lost all my money."
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"I'm not so funny. Gilda was funny. I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. But she was funny. She spent more time worrying about being liked than anything else."
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Gene Wilder
"I'm not so funny. Gilda was funny. I'm funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while. But she was funny. She spent more time worrying about being liked than anything else."
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"As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by."
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Fred Ward
"As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by."
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"I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years of graduate school, but that's what I studied in college. That's what I always wanted to do."
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Parker Stevenson
"I could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years of graduate school, but that's what I studied in college. That's what I always wanted to do."
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"I didn't know Charlie before doing the movie, but I was a huge fan of the British Queer as Folk."
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Nathan Lane
"I didn't know Charlie before doing the movie, but I was a huge fan of the British Queer as Folk."
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"Some words having to do with the death of the people in the World Trade Center attack had been added, and when I got to it, I had this overwhelmingly emotional experience. I struggled to get through the words; tears were streaming down my cheeks."
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Leonard Nimoy
"Some words having to do with the death of the people in the World Trade Center attack had been added, and when I got to it, I had this overwhelmingly emotional experience. I struggled to get through the words; tears were streaming down my cheeks."
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"I like boxing movies. One of the hardest things for me to watch as far as boxing films, is the boxing. The actual boxing usually sucks."
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Omar Epps
"I like boxing movies. One of the hardest things for me to watch as far as boxing films, is the boxing. The actual boxing usually sucks."
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"Well, I called him and I said, Mr. Wright, what can I do? Universal offered me a contract $300 a week. He says take it. You'll never get that money from me."
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Anthony Quinn
"Well, I called him and I said, Mr. Wright, what can I do? Universal offered me a contract $300 a week. He says take it. You'll never get that money from me."
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"You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening round you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist."
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Jimmy Smits
"You have to find what makes you stable in the storm. Then, no matter what's happening round you, no matter what the hype or the publicity, you can still manage to make leaps in your work as an artist."
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"Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock."
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Will Rogers
"Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock."
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"I do not live in the world of sobriety."
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Oliver Reed
"I do not live in the world of sobriety."
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"So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can say, 'oh yeah - that's a great point.' And you never know; often you can help far more than you think you can, because there's so much more that he's juggling than an actor."
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Christian Bale
"So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that he can say, 'oh yeah - that's a great point.' And you never know; often you can help far more than you think you can, because there's so much more that he's juggling than an actor."
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"I want to be like Tom Cruise from The Outsiders and go on and do amazing movies for a long time."
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Ashton Kutcher
"I want to be like Tom Cruise from The Outsiders and go on and do amazing movies for a long time."
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"What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you."
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Gary Oldman
"What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you."
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"She's a cool ghost. Maybe me being nude all the time is why we get along."
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Matthew McConaughey
"She's a cool ghost. Maybe me being nude all the time is why we get along."
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"I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough."
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Tom Berenger
"I don't think a director should have any kids. I don't even think it's good for your physical health. Even guys in their 30s look exhausted because directors never get enough sleep. What I do is stressful enough."
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"Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world."
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Harry von Zell
"Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world."
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"When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control."
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Steve Buscemi
"When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control."
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"Everything was my fault. I was so dumb. But if I hadn't made the mistakes I made, I wouldn't have met the wonderful woman I've been married to for over 30 years, so I guess that makes the mistakes OK."
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Donald Sutherland
"Everything was my fault. I was so dumb. But if I hadn't made the mistakes I made, I wouldn't have met the wonderful woman I've been married to for over 30 years, so I guess that makes the mistakes OK."
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"I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse."
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Ivan Reitman
"I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse."
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"I always liked the story of Noah's Ark and the idea of starting anew by rescuing the things you like and leaving the rest behind."
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Zach Braff
"I always liked the story of Noah's Ark and the idea of starting anew by rescuing the things you like and leaving the rest behind."
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"The worst kind of lying I've ever done is keeping things from people."
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Elijah Wood
"The worst kind of lying I've ever done is keeping things from people."
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"I think it's more interesting to see people who don't feel appropriately. I relate to that, because sometimes I don't feel anything at all for things I'm supposed to, and other times I feel too much. It's not always like it is in the movies."
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Ryan Gosling
"I think it's more interesting to see people who don't feel appropriately. I relate to that, because sometimes I don't feel anything at all for things I'm supposed to, and other times I feel too much. It's not always like it is in the movies."
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"Most modern comedy is crap."
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Adrian Edmondson
"Most modern comedy is crap."
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"We English have sex on the brain. Not the best place for it, actually."
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Laurence Harvey
"We English have sex on the brain. Not the best place for it, actually."
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"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it."
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Denzel Washington
"You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it."
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"People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch."
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Jack Nicholson
"People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch."
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"I want to be on a show that's as good as the one we're doing and that we get to make for many years."
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Ethan Suplee
"I want to be on a show that's as good as the one we're doing and that we get to make for many years."
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"Well, The Dirty Dozen was like a vacation."
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Clint Walker
"Well, The Dirty Dozen was like a vacation."
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"Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week."
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William Devane
"Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week."
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"I got a feeling about political correctness. I hate it. It causes us to lie silently instead of saying what we think."
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Hal Holbrook
"I got a feeling about political correctness. I hate it. It causes us to lie silently instead of saying what we think."
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"Michael Scofield is someone everyone can relate to, but nobody would want to be in his shoes."
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Wentworth Miller
"Michael Scofield is someone everyone can relate to, but nobody would want to be in his shoes."
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"You're not really necessarily the coolest guy in their life. You are a conduit to the really cool people."
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Tony Shalhoub
"You're not really necessarily the coolest guy in their life. You are a conduit to the really cool people."
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"I'm moved to think about the political state of our country right now. Most people who go out and vote have a very clear sense of what's right and wrong. And a lot of those people who don't aren't sure, so they don't go out and vote."
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Peter Krause
"I'm moved to think about the political state of our country right now. Most people who go out and vote have a very clear sense of what's right and wrong. And a lot of those people who don't aren't sure, so they don't go out and vote."
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"To tell you the truth I am hard put to think of anyone who's career was affected significantly by making all those phone calls and I must be wrong. I must be wrong! Because it has just got to pay off!"
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Dabney Coleman
"To tell you the truth I am hard put to think of anyone who's career was affected significantly by making all those phone calls and I must be wrong. I must be wrong! Because it has just got to pay off!"
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"Lastly get emotionally connected to your story so you can deliver it, you know, if you can't deliver the emotions to your script there's no point to your story. Story is the key."
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Robert Redford
"Lastly get emotionally connected to your story so you can deliver it, you know, if you can't deliver the emotions to your script there's no point to your story. Story is the key."
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"I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say 'Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict.'"
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Samuel L. Jackson
"I guess the worst day I have had was when I had to stand up in rehab in front of my wife and daughter and say 'Hi, my name is Sam and I am an addict.'"
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"I really liked the Mariachi singing in Westerns."
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Harry Dean Stanton
"I really liked the Mariachi singing in Westerns."
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"I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film."
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Kevin Bacon
"I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film."
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"I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful."
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Christopher Lee
"I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful."
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"Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows."
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Ben Stein
"Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows."
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"I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries."
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Willie Aames
"I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries."
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"As soon as I had seen Fay Wray and spoken with her for a few minutes, I knew I had found the right girl."
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Erich von Stroheim
"As soon as I had seen Fay Wray and spoken with her for a few minutes, I knew I had found the right girl."
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"Watching a good actor is the best way to learn."
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Kieran Culkin
"Watching a good actor is the best way to learn."
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"Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink."
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Jason Patric
"Everybody acts like they're in a movie in most movies. That's why they stink."
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"You have to protect yourself, your body, your being. You cannot treat it badly; you have to keep it, make as sensitive as possible."
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Klaus Kinski
"You have to protect yourself, your body, your being. You cannot treat it badly; you have to keep it, make as sensitive as possible."
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"Give me something interesting to play and I'm happy."
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Morgan Freeman
"Give me something interesting to play and I'm happy."
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"A woman doesn't just love a man. She loves who he is. And, who he is is dependent on what he needs."
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James MacArthur
"A woman doesn't just love a man. She loves who he is. And, who he is is dependent on what he needs."
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