Kevin Kline Quotes
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We're all animals, but we're a different sort of animal. Maybe they're better than us. They're more loyal. They're more pure. They're more simple. They're not neurotic. Well, there are some neurotic dogs.
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Just because you're not sweating doesn't mean you're not putting in the work.
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I have been in countries where I don't know a word of the language. I tried to practice my French as much as possible. I would talk with the crew. I always order in French, but then waiters respond in English. I hate that.
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I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, nor would I do a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving.
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Some of my favorite characters that I've played have been very pompous because I love making fun of pompous people.
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You know, actors are fans, too. And talent is very attractive to me.
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Dogs do have feelings. I gather.
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When you have satire, it has to be real. No matter how outrageous the comedy becomes, you have to believe in the characters.
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I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier.
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Well, the whole trick to doing an independent film, is to keep great pace and momentum. You're shooting maybe three times as many scenes in one day that you would on a big, luxurious budget on a luxurious schedule, and you try not to sacrifice quality for that. Things are just compressed, but essentially the same.
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Lots of people fantasize about what it would be like if they were president... Most think they'd be decent and wouldn't be corrupted at all, that they'd remain true to themselves.
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People ask, 'What's the best role you've ever played?' The next one.