American - Actor | March 1, 1945 -
From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.
Dirk Benedict
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From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of health problems. I owe her my life.
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I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.
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I have written two nonfiction books, I'm embarrassed to say.
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
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Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.
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The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the 12 box stars are getting $20 million to be in it.
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Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that's another discussion entirely.
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Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place in one box.
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To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.
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When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.
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America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.
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