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Dennis Quaid

(1954) Film Actor United States

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Dennis Quaid is a film actor from the United States, best known for Dragonheart/Signature Collection/Cav.

Quick Facts About Dennis Quaid

Born: April 9, 1954
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Dragonheart/Signature Collection/Cav
Spouse: Kimberly Quaid

About Dennis Quaid

Dennis William Quaid is an American actor known for starring in many films such as Innerspace, Great Balls of Fire!, Dragonheart, The Parent Trap, Frequency, The Rookie, The Alamo, The Day After Tomorrow, and Vantage Point. He also acted in In Good Company, Flight of the Phoenix, and Yours, Mine & Ours. In 2003 he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Far from Heaven.

Awards & Honors

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Dennis Quaid · Page 3

What, like I want to look like Dick Clark? No. I think I look great with liver spots.

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There are three things being a celebrity is good for: raising money for charity, dinner reservations and tee times.

Being

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When I choose a movie, I'll ask myself: 'Is this a movie I want to see?'

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When I was in my mid-20s, I traveled a lot around the world, and the question I had for everyone I talked…

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It's as predictable as the sun rising in the morning. Every time Barack Obama's poll numbers rise you can be certain he's…

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It's hard for two actors to be together. Take the traveling, for instance. It winds up being a long distance relationship, all…

Actors

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I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and…

Actor

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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…

Good story

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Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through…

Athletes

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Clinton knew how to get things done. He was battling the Republicans, and then he basically took a lot of their agenda…

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You don't have to be alone with your thoughts anymore. You don't have to process anything. You can call up someone to…

Alone

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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…

Audience

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I have always done my own stunts, and I have been in hundreds of fights in films, but I have never been…

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'Legion' was a lot of fun to shoot. It was a real unique apocalypse scenario that takes place in a diner out…

Apocalypse

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One thing I've really never had a problem with was memorizing lines. Most of the time I don't memorize the lines until…

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You go to Main Street, and Wal-Mart is coming to town and kicking out all the mom and pop stores. All the…

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What, like I want to look like Dick Clark? No. I think I look great with liver spots.What, like I want to…

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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.…

Farmers

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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…

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I don't know if I'd want to be a Secret Service agent. In the movies, it's exciting and romantic and all that.…

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Back then, people were throwing their underwear onstage. I remember taking eight pairs of my own underwear to the cleaners and getting…

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Surfing is like golf: You're always battling, and it keeps knocking you down. There are a lot of wipeouts. But when you…

Golf

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If you're going to stick around in this business, you have to have the ability to reinvent yourself, whether consciously or unconsciously.

Ability

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When I watch a movie that I've been in, I'm watching it, but I usually remember what I was doing at that…

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In my early teen years, I wanted to become a vet. That was my plan. I worked as a veterinarian's assistant for…

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I would like to work with Todd Phillips of 'The Hangover'. I would like to do more comedies; it would be a…

Actor

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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…

Acting

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A lot of people that I started out with, I don't know where they are. I guess it takes tenacity to still…

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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…

Being a dad

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I've had varying luck with comedy in the past, but I'd really like to give that another go. I don't know if…

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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…

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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…

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