Alec Baldwin

Actor

Alec Baldwin is an acclaimed actor and producer known for his dynamic roles and candid commentary on fame and authenticity.

Born
April 3, 1958
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Rank
#1759

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"I'm the kind of person who does not want to be anywhere that I'm not wanted."

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"Soaps are the best. They really are. If you can do a soap, well, you can do anything. You have to learn pages of dialogue very quickly."

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"Marriage changes things because there's a lot more at stake. You can't get too toxic because you have to live together. No one can reach for the nuclear button too quickly."

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"Paul McCartney is a genius ... Paul married Rock & Roll to beauty, and forever raised the bar for composers, musicians, and fans ... an incredible solo performer ... the creator of our favorite songs."

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"One generation might like you, then 15 years later the next is responding to somebody else."

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"When I am sitting home, and I am happy and I have my TV show and I don't need to work and I'm married now and I like to be in line by my pool with my yoga instructor wife and eating fruit and taking in the sun, then life is good."

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"I think the older I've gotten the more, like most people, my appreciation shifts towards things that are very difficult, where you see people who have put in tremendous hours and hours of commitment."

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"When you're with someone, you want everything to be great. And that's the pressure that you put on, and what you just can't do."

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"In the film business, when you're young, you just want to work. But when you're older, it has more to do with who's involved with the project - who you're going to get in the boat with."

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"I think I'm just like a lot of people who had nothing."

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"I feel I'm two people: I have my interest in acting and I have a lot of other political interests I'd like to pursue."

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"I'm not an awards-driven person in anything. Anytime you do get caught up in that, you usually end up getting whacked."

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"The leadership class of the Republican Party is a conservative Christian loony bin. The leadership of the Republican Party are a bunch of sociopathic maniacs who have their lips super-glued to the ass of the conservative right."

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"You can be someone running...who is just a soaring leader of people. But if you don't have the finances down, you're going to have a problem."

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"Ultraconservatism is, to me, so illogical. Everywhere you go, conservatives want to cut, cut, cut, cut - cut money for powerless people. So, that's the biggest problem I have with them."

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"If you do get married, get a prenup. It's not about money at all. It's about having a document that states how you'll dissolve your marriage while you still have a shred of respect for each other."

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"Well, actors get very frustrated with giving control to other people. They have their own ideas and wants for their characters. Warren Beatty once told me that he thought actors ended up directing out of frustration. If you have a strong sense of how to communicate a film, you should direct. The problem is that it is a huge commitment. I'd rather direct a play than a film due to the time. A movie can tie you up for a year or more."

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"You can tell Gov. Bush to rest assured that I'm not going to leave the country because we have to get him out of office and we have to get his brother out of office in 2004. We're not resting until we get that done."

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