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I owe it all to little chocolate donuts.
—
John Belushi
I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion or the magician, but the clown is the most important.
—
Roberto Benigni
learning
It used to be the one or the other, right? You were the 'bad girl' or the 'good girl' or the 'bad mother' or 'the good mother,' 'the horrible businesswoman who eschewed her children' or 'the earth mother who was happy to be at home baking pies,' all of that stuff that we sort of knew was a lie.
—
Annette Bening
art
Around mid-life everyone goes maniac a little bit.
—
Tom Berenger
life
Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're just renting for a while.
—
Candice Bergen
beauty
We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn't. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It's the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect.
—
Gael Garcia Bernal
change
Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.
—
Sarah Bernhardt
words
I know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.
—
Halle Berry
life
It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America.
—
Paul Bettany
people
I don't like gratuitous violence. I don't like the 'Saw' movies. I don't like the 'Hostel' movies. I don't like anything that is violence for violence's sake.
—
Michael Biehn
violence
I'm not squeamish at all. As a child I dragged a dead squirrel home on my skateboard and cut it open and tried to look at its brain.
—
Jessica Biel
home
I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it - tastefully, of course.
—
Rachel Bilson
sex
What I love most about this crazy life is the adventure of it.
—
Juliette Binoche
love
For me, romance isn't an over-the-top act. It's someone offering to help and to support me. Or if that person thinks I'm making the wrong decision, he'll tell me. I want him to be honest, because being that honest takes a lot of guts.
—
Thora Birch
romance
Keep smiling - it takes 10 years off!
—
Jane Birkin
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades. A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude, and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.
—
Jacqueline Bisset
beauty
I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools.
—
Jack Black
kids
For some unknown reason, bad-boys draw you in despite the fact that they are jerks.
—
Alexis Bledel
reason
I'm a very outgoing person. I'm always happy, I'm one of those people who are always smiling. If somebody described me to somebody else, they'd say the kid with the curly hair with the big smile on his face. I get along with everybody.
—
Corbin Bleu
people
Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.
—
Orlando Bloom
man
There is absolutely, 100 percent, a light at the end of the tunnel for anyone who stutters.
—
Emily Blunt
light
The camera can photograph thought.
—
Dirk Bogarde
thought
I was born when you kissed me. I died when you left me. I lived a few weeks while you loved me.
—
Humphrey Bogart
love
But, my dear, I knew when I was a baby what I wanted to do, and I'll tell you, kiddo, if you don't do what your heart tells you, you'll never be real.
—
Shirley Booth
art
I had my shortcomings - crazy hair, braces, bad skin and all that stuff. I went through it all.
—
David Boreanaz
crazy
Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right.
—
Ernest Borgnine
words
It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun - I love changing up my hair.
—
Kate Bosworth
love
I think I have a gift, but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself.
—
Billy Boyd
self
I love fast cars... and to go too fast in them.
—
Lara Flynn Boyle
love
As a kid who wasn't into sports, at school I felt almost alienated at times, whereas in the theatre community there was this amazing sense of camaraderie. Early on, we would go to rehearsals with my dad and I was like the mascot for the backstage crew. That was a big part of my childhood, so I dreamed of one day doing a play in London.
—
Zach Braff
time
Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.
—
Kenneth Branagh
world
I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can't be happy if you only care about yourself at the expense of other people.
—
Russell Brand
people
Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.
—
Marlon Brando
you
I'm not a glamour boy, and I never get the girl. I like to play old people, because there's something to them. Did you ever see anybody under 30 with any real character or expression in his face?
—
Walter Brennan
people
I've always been a huge fan of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies.
—
Abigail Breslin
movies
Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.
—
Jeremy Brett
hero
Women always want to be what they're not: If you're the pretty girl, you want to be the quirky girl. If you're the smart girl, you want to be the pretty girl.
—
Jordana Brewster
art
My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.
—
Beau Bridges
father
Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive.
—
Jeff Bridges
art
When you research someone, you actually get beyond your own preconceptions and become aware of the human being other than the image. You become empathetic and sympathetic in turn.
—
Jim Broadbent
war
Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out.
—
Matthew Broderick
love
Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.
—
Adam Brody
life
You'd be surprised how difficult it is relinquish a cell phone.
—
Adrien Brody
you
You have to be okay with wins and losses. You can't just be looking for the wins and, when the losses happen, you can't buy more and more because you're sure it's going to bounce. We call that revenge trading.
—
Josh Brolin
loss
The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself.
—
Charles Bronson
fear
You can get totally messed up trying to please everyone with what you do, but ultimately, you have to please yourself.
—
Pierce Brosnan
self
The nice thing about 'Farscape' is that you got to be the good guy and still do the bad guy things.
—
Ben Browder
good
With my boyfriend, we can make sexist jokes to each other because we know it's absolutely not true. If I get home from a long day and he says: 'Go on, get in the kitchen,' it's funny because we know it's not our lives.
—
Emily Browning
funny
I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.
—
Daniel Bruhl
art
Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
—
Yul Brynner
art
I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions based on someone else's idea of our happiness - what will make you a good citizen or a good wife or daughter or actress. Nobody says, 'Just be happy - go be a cobbler or go live with goats.'
—
Sandra Bullock
happiness
What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.
—
Ellen Burstyn
love
False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.
—
Richard Burton
life
The thrill of performing - that's something that hasn't changed for me. That simultaneous joy of creating something and sharing it with an audience - it's the same now as it was then, when it was just my cousins' birthday party.
—
Steve Buscemi
art
Being a teenager is an amazing time and a hard time. It's when you make your best friends - I have girls who will never leave my heart and I still talk to. You get the best and the worst as a teen. You have the best friendships and the worst heartbreaks.
—
Sophia Bush
friendship
I love a girl with a good sense of humour, who is confident but who has a sweetness to her - that melts my heart.
—
Gerard Butler
love
This is how memories are made... by going with the flow.
—
Amanda Bynes
memories
Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but - it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really love.
—
Gabriel Byrne
love
I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from being the runt of the litter.
—
Rose Byrne
love
A day without laughter is a day wasted.
—
Charlie Chaplin
laughter
In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
—
Bill Cosby
success
One night I went over to get some dope from some Hollywood tough guy. After I left, my son Scott, who was only fifteen, went over with a baseball bat to kill him. I was laughing out of one eye and crying out of the other. I thought, Who am I kidding?
—
James Caan
thought
Every great story seems to begin with a snake.
—
Nicolas Cage
story
You know, the period of World War I and the Roaring Twenties were really just about the same as today. You worked, and you made a living if you could, and you tired to make the best of things. For an actor or a dancer, it was no different then than today. It was a struggle.
—
James Cagney
work
Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
—
Michael Caine
I think I'm probably much better at the boots and pocket knife thing than I am at the high heels and martini thing.
—
Sarah Wayne Callies
art
Actors who say they can dive inside a character are either schizophrenic or lying.
—
Bruce Campbell
character
Dance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists.
—
Neve Campbell
art
I thought to myself, Join the army. It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds.
—
John Candy
self
There was only one elective at my college for acting, but thank God for that elective because we had a great teacher who introduced me to the Meisner technique for acting. Once I read that book, I said, 'Wow, if I could do that and have that honest moment on stage, that would be amazing.'
—
Nestor Carbonell
men
But we did the Pink Panther not in Hollywood, in Italy.
—
Claudia Cardinale
Maybe the coolest people are the ones who don't care about being cool.
—
Steve Carell
people
Bullying is a terrible, terrible thing.
—
Robert Carlyle
lying
One of the things I've started doing lately is tracking my dreams. I feel like there's a lot of information there and you can really bring those emotions to the situations that may feel mundane or familiar. That gives them new life and gives you a new relationship with it - if that makes any sort of sense.
—
Jennifer Carpenter
life
If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.
—
David Carradine
poem
I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.
—
Tia Carrere
age
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
—
Jim Carrey
man
But it's often been the case, I've done so many countless small, independent films that really 3.2 people have seen, so you never know. You do it for the joy of the part and not necessarily expect anyone to see the final product.
—
Helena Bonham Carter
art
Remember, you can always find East by staring directly at the sun.
—
Nancy Cartwright
you
Red hair stigmatizes you.
—
David Caruso
you
I won't call my work entertainment. It's exploring. It's asking questions of people, constantly. 'How much do you feel? How much do you know? Are you aware of this? Can you cope with this?' A good movie will ask you questions you don't already know the answers to. Why would I want to make a film about something I already understand?
—
John Cassavetes
war
My father is best known for his light comedies, and I'm best known for crazy bad guys with short tempers.
—
Vincent Cassel
light
Beer. Now there's a temporary solution.
—
Dan Castellaneta
What I wear is a reflection of where I am going and how I am feeling. If I'm in a good mood, it's got to be cashmere and jeans - just something comfy, soft and warm. When I'm down, I might find something that I haven't worn for a while that was bought for me - or wear a brooch or a pair of shoes that are like old friends.
—
Kim Cattrall
war
My version of Superman is essentially of a guy who has spent his whole life alone.
—
Henry Cavill
life
I sometimes wonder if the inability to find oneself makes one seek oneself in other people, in characters.
—
John Cazale
time
I may not have gone to high school every day, but I spent whole a lot of my adolescence feeling vulnerable and confused and alone... just like everybody else.
—
Michael Cera
school
'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.
—
Richard Chamberlain
people
Oh, I wish I could tell you I was a Mr. Fix-It, but I am not that kind of guy. I get frustrated so easily.
—
Justin Chambers
you
Coffee is a language in itself.
—
Jackie Chan
language
I live in a Swiss village so small, if you sneeze everyone knows.
—
Geraldine Chaplin
live
I can't talk to a man who bears an undeserved animosity towards ferrets.
—
Graham Chapman
war
I always say I am a realist, and my mom says, 'No, you just have anxiety.'
—
Jessica Chastain
anxiety
I understand what's it like to work all week and on Friday night just want to go and leave your brain at the door, buy some popcorn and be thrilled by something.
—
Don Cheadle
work
If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen.
—
Cher
you
You don't stop laughing because you grow older. You grow older because you stop laughing.
—
Maurice Chevalier
you
As a girl, I am this stupid, emotional, very loyal, sort of believe-in-values-and-principals sort of girl.
—
Priyanka Chopra
believe
A creation needs not only subjectivity, but also objectivity.
—
Stephen Chow
creation
I love acting because it's a bit of an escape. It gives you the ability to reinvent yourself. They say that acting is the shy man's revenge.
—
Hayden Christensen
love
I never will have peace of mind. I'm not constructed that way. Some things in life can be horrible.
—
Julie Christie
life
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