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I'm not in the movie business anymore, and hardly any 70 year olds are. I always ask the producers: 'Are there no 70-year old vampires?' Apparently there are not - or even zombies for that matter. I guess they all get eaten.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: Always Any Anymore Apparently Ask Business Eaten Even Get Guess Hardly Matter Movie Movie Business Old Producers Vampires Year Zombies

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It took a long time for me to have any impact in the business because I didn't look like an actor, I didn't sound like an actor.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: Actor Any Because Business Impact Like Long Long Time Look Me Sound Time Took

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I lied about serving in Vietnam, and I'm sorry. I did not mean to take away from the actions and the sacrifices of the ones who did really serve there... I did steal valor. That was very wrong of me. There is no real excuse for that.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: About Actions Away Did Excuse Lied Me Mean Real Really Sacrifices Serve Serving Sorry Steal Take Valor Very Vietnam Who Wrong

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My father was a classic intellectual. From him I learned devotion, and I also learned about the life of the mind.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: About Also Classic Devotion Father Him Intellectual Learned Life Mind

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I remember playing John Wayne Gacy, serial killer, very sick, neurotic, screwed-up guy. You know what? There's a part of me there, too, and you explore that.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: Explore Guy John John Wayne Killer Know Me Neurotic Part Playing Remember Screwed-Up Serial Sick Too Very Wayne You I Remember

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You know, you get to a certain age, 45, 50, I don't know when it happens, I said, 'Jesus, all I got is a certain amount of time. Maybe I should think about using it a little better.'

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: About Age Amount Better Certain Certain Age Get Got Happens Jesus Know Little Maybe Said Should Think Time Using You

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If you're sixty-something, pushing 70, the chances of you getting a tremendously fascinating part in the movies are very low, as to be almost negligible, or even in television. But in the theatre, there are still things to do, very interesting, very profound things.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: Almost Chances Even Fascinating Getting Interesting Low Movies Part Profound Pushing Still Television Theatre Things Tremendously Very You

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Theater is a physical activity as much as anything. It's harder for me to learn the lines than it was 30 years ago. At the same time, I'll never quit working in the theater - until I can't memorize two lines back to back.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: Activity Anything Back Harder Learn Lines Me Memorize Much Never Never Quit Physical Physical Activity Quit Same Same Time Than Theater Time Two Until Working Years Years Ago

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I idolize Gene Hackman. He is not a natural star, not an incandescent personality like Jack Nicholson, but he makes luminous the problems of being an ordinary man in an extraordinary situation.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: Being Extraordinary Gene He Jack Jack Nicholson Like Luminous Makes Man Natural Nicholson Ordinary Ordinary Man Personality Problems Situation Star

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Call me old-fashioned, but I believe that morality is not just a matter of opinion.

~Brian Dennehy

Topics: Believe Call Just Matter Me Morality Old-Fashioned Opinion I Believe I Believe That

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 9th, 1938

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