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I'm not a sentimental guy.

~Gene Hackman

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You go through stages in your career that you feel very good about yourself. Then you feel awful, like, 'Why didn't I choose something else?' But overall I'm pretty satisfied that I made the right choice when I decided to be an actor.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: About Actor Awful Career Choice Choose Decided Else Feel Go Good Like Made Overall Pretty Right Right Choice Satisfied Something Something Else Stages Then Through Very Why You Your Yourself

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I lost touch with my son in terms of advice early on. Maybe it had to do with being gone so much, doing location films when he was at an age where he needed support and guidance.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: Advice Age Being Doing Early Films Gone Guidance Had He Location Lost Maybe Much Needed Son Support Terms Touch Where

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I don't like to talk about myself that much.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: About Like Much Myself Talk

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I have trouble with direction, because I have trouble with authority. I was not a good Marine.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: Authority Because Direction Good Marine Trouble

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I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: Actor Came First First Job Four Got Half Half Years Job Later Marines New New York Right Seven Spent Then Years York

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My early days in Broadway were all comedies. I never did a straight play on Broadway.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: Broadway Comedies Days Did Early Early Days Never Play Straight Were

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Hollywood loves to typecast, and I guess they saw me as a violent guy.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: Guess Guy Hollywood Loves Me Saw Typecast Violent

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I left home when I was 16 because I was looking for adventure.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: Adventure Because Home Left Looking

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The worst job I ever had was working nights in the Chrysler Building. I was part of a team of about five guys, and we polished the leather furniture.

~Gene Hackman

Topics: About Building Chrysler Ever Five Furniture Guys Had Job Leather Nights Part Polished Team Working Worst

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: January 30th, 1930

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