Dirk Benedict Quotes
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Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails.
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My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in front of me and the time to fill it.
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Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.
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I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on TV or to make money. I wrote from an idea I was passionate about.
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Time is money, as they say, and it was never more apropos than on a television show, where a minute is worth about $200!
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Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.
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I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.
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I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding some serenity in this lifetime.
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I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.
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You can't leave civilization behind entirely.
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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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It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.
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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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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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It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.
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Change is good. And in fact unavoidable.
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Life: my favorite occupation.
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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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The best things in life are usually difficult.
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I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!