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I have a band that I started with a buddy of mine, a Vietnam veteran pal named Kimo Williams from Chicago.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: Band Buddy Chicago Mine Named Pal Started Veteran Vietnam Williams

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I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: Compromise Ever Had Job Myself Never

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The wonderful drama teacher at my high school, Barbara Patterson, saw me standing in the hall and told me I should audition for 'West Side Story.' I guess she thought I looked like a gang member.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: Audition Barbara Drama Gang Guess Hall High High School Like Looked Me Member Saw School She Should Side Standing Story Teacher Thought West West Side Wonderful

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Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A's in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: Acting Any Before Clicked Directing Discovering Enough Found Get Getting Good Good Parts Just Loved Off Parts Passion Plays School Something Started Sudden Technical Theater Then

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I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out in the Afghan desert with 70 pounds on my back, away from my family for a year at a time. I keep a good perspective on it.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: Afghan Away Back Busy Desert Family Good Keep Lot Myself Out Pace Perspective Pounds Pretty Road Spend Time Weekends Year

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I think you're lucky if you discover what you really love at a young age. College wasn't something I was going to do. I wanted to keep acting, and I didn't want to go to New York or California and pound the pavement.

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Topics: Acting Age California College Discover Go Going Keep Love Lucky New New York Pavement Pound Really Something Think Want Wanted York You Young Young Age I Think

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The University of Southern California has a wonderful social work department, and I was thrilled to find out that they have a whole veterans' initiative program there. They approached me, and I set up a scholarship that would go to a military-oriented person to learn techniques and skills to better help veterans.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: Better California Department Find Go Help Initiative Learn Me Out Person Program Scholarship Set Skills Social Social Work Southern Southern California Techniques Thrilled University Up Veterans Whole Wonderful Work Would

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My wife's a loving, funny, Irish-spirited person, and I'm still surprised at some of the things she says. She makes me laugh every day.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: Day Every Every Day Funny Laugh Loving Makes Me Person Says She Some Still Surprised Things Wife

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'The Stand' came out in May of '94 and was seen by 60 million people a night for four nights, and then two months later, 'Forrest Gump' opened. So within a very short time, I went from being depressed about not getting any work to being in two of the most popular shows of the year.

~Gary Sinise

Topics: About Any Being Came Depressed Four Getting Later May Million Million People Months Most Night Nights Opened Out People Popular Seen Short Short Time Shows Stand Then Time Two Very Within Work Year

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I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.

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Topics: Actor Another Because Directing Director Needed Started Strong

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: March 17th, 1955

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