Gene Hackman Quotes

Hollywood loves to typecast, and I guess they saw me as a violent guy.

Gene Hackman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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What's impressed me about 'Star Trek' fans is how many generations they span and how many nations they represent. They are all over the place.

John Cho

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If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

Andre Agassi

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One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you.

Jeanne Moreau

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It is of no use to discover our own faults and infirmities unless the discovery prompts up to amendment.

John Quincy Adams

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The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.

Stella Young

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Compared to some other guys at 205, of course, I'll be a little small. But I've never tried to just physically go for it, bulk up, lift weights.

Luke Rockhold

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If someone else made 'Up in the Air' or 'Thank You For Smoking' or 'Juno,' I would have wanted to rip their head off. I need that same sort of passion for every project I take on.

Jason Reitman

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That's why I created the New America School - to fill the cracks in our public education system.

Jared Polis

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When I was growing up in New York City, my father was a taxi driver for a time.

Diane Lane

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It's real good to be back with you again this year.

Dick Clark

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The 2000 election exposed some ugly history in our country.

Donna Brazile

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I've always loved acting, even from when I was a child. But when I got on stage, I realised I couldn't act my way out of a paper bag. I was wild and full of unharnessed energy, but I was around all these seasoned performers like Rita Cullis. It was as if they were all in slow motion.

Claron McFadden

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