American - Actor | January 30, 1930 -
If you look at yourself as a star, you've already lost something in the portrayal of any human being.
Gene Hackman
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Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would like to see you have done.
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The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways.
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You go through stages in your career that you feel very good about yourself. Then you feel awful, like, 'Why didn't I choose something else?' But overall I'm pretty satisfied that I made the right choice when I decided to be an actor.
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My grandfather had been a newspaper reporter, as was my uncle. They were pretty good writers and so I thought maybe somewhere down the line I would do some writing.
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Dysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors.
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I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.
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It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that.
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If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best.
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I do not like assassins, or men of low character.
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I'm disappointed that success hasn't been a Himalayan feeling.
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I'm not a sentimental guy.
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