American Quotes

I feel I'm two people: I have my interest in acting and I have a lot of other political interests I'd like to pursue.

Everything that Bush touches turns to manure in public policy.

Down with Dukes of Hazzard!

Doing these parts is not fun. It's challenging, but no fun. It's creepy. I would rather play the guy that throws the touchdown pass and gets carried off the field.

Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately.

Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along party lines.

There's less critical thinking going on in this country on a Main Street level - forget about the media - than ever before. We've never needed people to think more critically than now, and they've taken a big nap.

Remember, sex is like a Chinese dinner. It ain't over 'til you both get your cookie.

You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.

What I try to do is to appreciate every job I have while I'm working on it.

The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.

The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach.

Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me.

My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.

It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.

I'm not much of a jokester.

I'm no Leonardo DiCaprio.

I'm always looking, as an actor, for activities. I think it's far more interesting to watch what people do than what they say. You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable.

I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape.

I think work begets work.

I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.

I just consider myself a piece of the puzzle and I'm lucky enough to be asked or invited to the party, if you will. I hope I can bring some laughs and grimaces to the fans.

I always did think that when I turned 40, I'd start coming into my own.

A lot of the television industry is so cookie-cutter. In general, there are so many shows that are easy and bland to watch. You can tune in at any time and know exactly where you are in the story arc because it's pretty much the same every week.

I'm like a fungus; you can't get rid of me.

Why go somewhere else and start up all over again?

We need to keep investing in economic and homeland security. We need to bank on the right kind of economic development. We need to embrace opportunities, but with the right kind of safeguards.

There is a lot of interest in the arts, music, theatre, filmmaking, engineering, architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day version of the entrepreneur into the creative economy.

The realization of a sustainable economic development strategy for Maine's Native American communities has always been a priority and a critical element of my administration's overall economic development strategy.

Providing for the common good, making people feel secure in their communities and homes - this is the central job of government. it's why all of us are here serving our state and our people.