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But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.
Gary Sinise -
Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.
Gary Sinise
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Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November.
Gary Sinise -
Being able to act for a living is a blessing. I have a great theater company that's almost 40 years old.
Gary Sinise -
I'm thrilled I can make a living doing something I enjoy.
Gary Sinise -
Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A's in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked.
Gary Sinise -
I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.
Gary Sinise -
You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.
Gary Sinise
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I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat.
Gary Sinise -
I have veterans in my family. But I didn't know anything about DAV, Disabled American Veterans.
Gary Sinise -
If you're missing three or four limbs, you have special challenges going forward. And the last thing you want is to not be independent in your home.
Gary Sinise -
Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.
Gary Sinise -
I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out in the Afghan desert with 70 pounds on my back, away from my family for a year at a time. I keep a good perspective on it.
Gary Sinise -
Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.
Gary Sinise