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Gene Hackman Quotes

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.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: January 30, 1930

Topics

Lawyers Play Fame Actor Star Deal

I'm very confident with myself and, like, yeah, everyone has little issues about themselves, but I don't, you know... I don't really worry about it.

Myself Confident Worry You Know

I feel like Americans don't really have any idea of what's going on in the world, especially us Africans. I feel like when they think about Africans, they think about just us running around with lions and tigers and all those other animals.

World Think Feel Animals Us Going

Life is lived in common, but not in community.

Michael Harrington

Life Community Lived Common

Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems.

Michael Douglas

Problems Tell Issues Much Many Else

I'm a bit suspicious of people who are narrow in their musical tastes.

People Who Suspicious Narrow Tastes

My message to women is it's okay not to toe the party line on every issue. You don't have to be a puppet or a mouthpiece for your party on every issue. You can be an independent thinker; you can take it issue by issue, and that's okay. You shouldn't be told, 'You can't sit with us.'

Women You Party Independent Okay Us

At five years old, I became the man of the house. When he left, my dad let me know that. It put a certain drive in me that I can't explain.

Man Me Drive House Know Explain

I like surprises.

Christopher Hitchens

We're all from China, and whoever wins, it's OK - I just try my best.

Best Try China Just OK Wins

There's not a big gun culture in England at all still.

Culture Gun Big Still England

I had a very unusual childhood in that I grew up on the Stanford campus and I never moved.

Day Start Wake Up Up Kids Wake

Challenge me. Treat me like a game of checkers and play me. That's all I'm asking, just play me. Treat me like Sega and play me.

Shaquille O'Neal

Challenge Me Treat Game Play Asking

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