Dennis Quaid Quotes
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God is the only way you're going to make it in life, the glue that holds everything together.
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I judge movies on how much fun I had while I was doing them. I had a great time on 'The Right Stuff.' Doing that was fantastic. And there was the year I did 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven,' which was amazing because those two different roles were just so far apart.
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There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that. You come in and you work for three months on the one job. They say, 'Great,' you know, and you're on to the next one - and you never even got fired. It's wonderful.
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If you're going to stick around in this business, you have to have the ability to reinvent yourself, whether consciously or unconsciously.
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I can't hit a ball more than 200 yards. I have no butt. You need a butt if you're going to hit a golf ball.
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I could never hold a job for more than three months, which works out well because that's how long a movie shoots.
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Going to the golf course every day for work? That's a good job.
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I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn't happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, 'Get out there and dig and find things.' Then I guess 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven' were referred to as my comeback.
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You don't bad-mouth your ex or anything like that. The key is your kid knowing that both parents still love him and are there for him.
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Everybody just wants to be famous first, and then maybe learn how to act.
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When I get a script, it's the only time that I get to be an audience member with the first-time experience of that movie. That's the first and only time.
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Before I was an actor, I was never able to hold a job for more than 3 months for some reason. It just wouldn't hold my interest, so there was some way that I wound up quitting or getting fired from it. But being an actor is perfect, because movies usually take about three months to shoot. Then it's over and they say, 'Hey, great job!'
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I would like to work with Todd Phillips of 'The Hangover'. I would like to do more comedies; it would be a lot of fun. No actors in particular. I don't consciously seek out things to do.
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I've had varying luck with comedy in the past, but I'd really like to give that another go. I don't know if I'd chase down a part, but if the right thing came along I could certainly see myself stepping into that zone.
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I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.
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I was made to be a perfectionist at everything I did. Everything was more important than what I wanted.
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I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories.
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I'm not really a pitcher; I just play one in the movies.
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I love politics, but I wouldn't want to be involved in it. Too little money, too much work!
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Golf is meaningless, but it means so much.
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When you break up, your whole identity is shattered. It's like death.
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I'm an idol of cinema? Oh, wow.
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I still have my original love for acting. That's why I feel so lucky. I think that's what sustains me in the sort of leaner times.
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I want to work with great people. Great people really make you better.