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" I was a really avid bowler when I was a teenager. I had about a 210-220 average. I had blisters on my fingers. "
Dennis Quaid
Really
Fingers
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" What they will do is, you know the tabloids. They'll take one element of a story that may be true and they'll build everything around it. Take a picture and invent a story around it. "
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" I don't see how it's a risky thing to take a great part with a great director and a great script. That, to me, is not really a dangerous, risky proposition. It's actually a really good choice. "
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" I still have my original love for acting. That's why I feel so lucky. I think that's what sustains me in the sort of leaner times. "
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" Family is the most important thing in life, period. "
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" What, like I want to look like Dick Clark? No. I think I look great with liver spots. "
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" I love being a dad. Basically it's the most gratifying, rewarding relationship in life. But, at the same time, it certainly is the most challenging. "
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" My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story. That's what directors are, they're storytellers because they're directing where your focus is going to be as an audience. "
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" I used to eat a lot of fish, but I've been shying away from it because of the mercury thing. I eat more beef and chicken now. "
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" There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that. You come in and you work for three months on the one job. They say, 'Great,' you know, and you're on to the next one - and you never even got fired. It's wonderful. "
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" I have a ranch in Montana, but it's not a real working ranch. I've always liked the outdoors. I come from Texas. My grandfather was a farmer; that's as close as I come. "
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" Families need a spiritual bond with one another and with God. God is the only way you're going to make it in life, the glue that holds everything together. "
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" Your partner has to live with the best and the worst part of you, and they're affected by it. "
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" I always wanted to be an astronaut. "
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" I like acting and being a musician. It's like comparing apples and oranges. But I really like my day job. I've always played music since I was 12, and I guess I always will. "
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" I've done so many movies that when I see them I don't really watch them. "
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" I really want to see the Cubs in the World Series. I really do. "
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" Golf is meaningless, but it means so much. "
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" Movies usually find me, but I'm open to anything. "
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" I was made to be a perfectionist at everything I did. Everything was more important than what I wanted. "
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" I'm not really a pitcher; I just play one in the movies. "
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" I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories. "
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