Ben Cross Quotes
I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.
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So many athletes who have been close to me have been everything to me.
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As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me.
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I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.
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I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.
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Out of all the actors I have worked with, I love working with Larry Hagman the most. We were very close and it was just a wonderful time.
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I love actors.
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Actors are actors, and there should be a complete fluidity for anyone to play anything.
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Atheism is a religion itself complete with fanatics and bigots.
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I'd been told I was going to be the next big thing. But in actual fact, the complete opposite happened.
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There's something very interesting about the way each individual actor approaches stuff.
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My job as an actor is to serve the writing and help the author get his ideas across.
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Have we become so celebrity-obsessed that there is no longer a difference between a character and an actor? I hope not.
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What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.
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As a director you want to have actors, not only surpassing themselves, but also going somewhere, going different places.
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For old actors, just remember that inside you're only 14. Acting is for kids. You poor old grown-ups, you've forgotten how to do what kids know automatically.
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I think in general, people look at all Olympic athletes, look at all superstar athletes, and they say, "Okay, this guy doesn't have any insecurities." They're almost like these icons who - I don't know how to say it, but like they can't make mistakes. But the reality is, and I'll tell you this firsthand, a lot of great athletes have a lot of insecurities, and they have a really hard time dealing with a lot of so-called losing or however you want to classify it.
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Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible. George Clooney told me actors get all of the blame and all the credit.
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I think television has become such an interesting place for characters and for incredible storytelling. Half of what I watch are television shows that I've become obsessed with. I just think that it's opened up so much, to be such an interesting and creative medium, and so many wonderful directors and actors are moving to television because it is a great medium for telling stories and for creating a character over a long period of time.
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That's why there's so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves.
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I am essentially an amateur medecin, and this to me is almost a mania.
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The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful manner; so that we are but little aware of them and less able to withstand them.
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I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold.
