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Kevin Bacon

(1958) Actor United States

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Kevin Bacon is an actor from the United States, best known for E-Government.

Quick Facts About Kevin Bacon

Born: July 8, 1958
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: E-Government
Spouse: Kyra Sedgwick

About Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon is an American actor who has played many leading‑man roles and has earned a Golden Globe Award along with two other acting honors.

Awards & Honors

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Kevin Bacon · Page 4

It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more…

Anonymous

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You have to have something in your life that's more important than the work. People don't really like to admit that. They…

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I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

Art

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I think everybody reacts to entertainment with a different kind of visceral way, probably mostly based on their own personal experiences.

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When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the…

Care

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I'd really like to get the girl, shoot the gun, drive the car, have fun. I even have these kind of action…

Action

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There is this idea that your social media platform is the secret to success, but no one has quite proven that to…

Media

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It's easy to get laid when you're rich and famous. When you're broke and unknown, it takes skill.

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I'm new to this TV thing, at least as an actor. It's a challenge. The thing I have to adjust to is…

Actor

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I've heard people say you have to love the characters you play. I don't feel that way. I've played a lot of…

Character

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I started making movies in 1977, and I didn't even think about the idea that I would ever be on a television…

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You know, when somebody's thrown a bucket of cold water on you, and he's beating you with a blackjack, and the blood…

Blackjack

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My brother is the lifelong musician; he made the choice to do that when we were very, very young kids. I remember…

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Show me an actor who doesn't want to be famous, and I'll show you a liar. Later, you realise that there's more…

Actor

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To me, the struggle is to try to make a less-well-written or less-well-rounded character and find who they are. If you really…

Character

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One of the top comments I get from people is, 'Oh my God, you're like a regular person!' That's kind of a…

Fame

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You have to have something in your life that's more important than the work. People don't really like to admit that. I…

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As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times.…

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I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I don't think…

Anger

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People work so hard, and I want to keep that energy up, and you can spread that if you're the actor. But…

Actor

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Some people have therapy, some people are alcoholics or they're in AA. Some people jump out of planes on weekends or find…

Acting

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There are two things that create opportunities. One is being involved with something that makes money, and the other is winning awards.…

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I don't read reviews. I haven't read them for probably 30 years. I can't. When they're bad, they're really rough, and when…

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I think of being an actor as kind of a young man's gig. It's emasculating, in a way, people messing with you…

Actor

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There is a lesson there about greed and it is a lesson I am willing to learn as well. Has it made…

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I'm a vagabond. I have a suitcase that is ready to go at a moment's notice. The thought of being in one…

Character

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I wasn't going off to New York to be more famous than my father, but in retrospect, that certainly was driving me.…

Driving

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I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have…

Evil

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There's this American dream to put enough away that you can golf and build a birdhouse or just be in a Barcalounger…

American dream

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Part of being a man is learning to take responsibility for your successes and for your failures. You can't go blaming others…

Being jealous

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The business that people do in LA on the social level is amazing. You go to a restaurant, bump into this guy…

Business

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Somebody with a billion followers can tweet, 'See my movie,' and it can still tank. Followers don't always translate into success because…

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I did a year of 'Guiding Light', and I was going to be a movie actor or a stage actor, but not…

Actor

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SixDegrees.org is about using the idea that we are all connected to accomplish something good. It is my hope that Six Degrees…

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A moustache is actually the one thing I really can grow. One of the bad parts about my facial hair situation is…

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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to…

Acting

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