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> [Among the roles Ive played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace and both Roosevelts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/among-the-roles-ive-played-on-stage-television-and-in-films-were/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/bob-gunton-33686_abe_among-the-roles-ive-played-on-stage-tele_987762.jpg)

> [Among the roles I've played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace and both Roosevelts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/among-the-roles-i-ve-played-on-stage-television-and-in-films-were/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

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## Other authors on Abe

## More by Bob Gunton

> [My first presidential primary vote was for Bobby Kennedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/my-first-presidential-primary-vote-was-for-bobby-kennedy/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/in-film-roles-i-play-a-lot-of-heavies-and-a-lot-of-bad-guys-so-i-tend/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [Lyndon Johnson may have escalated the war, but when I was drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, the signature on my orders was Nixon's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/lyndon-johnson-may-have-escalated-the-war-but-when-i-was-drafted-and/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [I grew up in California, which was not - at least in the '50s and '60s - a cultural oasis by any means. Certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-grew-up-in-california-which-was-not-at-least-in-the-50s-and-60s-a/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [And I'm a Catholic, from an Irish Catholic family, and we know plenty of stuff about guilt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/and-i-m-a-catholic-from-an-irish-catholic-family-and-we-know-plenty/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [Among the roles Ive played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/among-the-roles-ive-played-on-stage-television-and-in-films-were/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [I was the adoring son of a Welsh-Irish father, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, a Catholic Knight of Columbus who was a blue-collar, trade union organizer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-was-the-adoring-son-of-a-welsh-irish-father-a-dyed-in-the-wool/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [Put your trust in the Lord…your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/put-your-trust-in-the-lord-your-ass-belongs-to-me-welcome-to-shawshank/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [I was a grunt, walking around in the jungle of Vietnam, trying not to find the enemy. Because I am so big, they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-was-a-grunt-walking-around-in-the-jungle-of-vietnam-trying-not-to/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [I actually acted onstage before I'd ever seen a live performance, and I loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-actually-acted-onstage-before-i-d-ever-seen-a-live-performance-and/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [Among the roles I've played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/among-the-roles-i-ve-played-on-stage-television-and-in-films-were/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [I'm not a big comic fan and I'm not a big fan of comic movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/i-m-not-a-big-comic-fan-and-i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-comic-movies/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [Most people recognize me from The Shawshank Redemption, but there is this subculture of people who have collected all 13 episodes of Greg The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/most-people-recognize-me-from-the-shawshank-redemption-but-there-is/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

> [As a matter of fact, I decided in high school that I was going to go to the seminary. And I did study with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-gunton/as-a-matter-of-fact-i-decided-in-high-school-that-i-was-going-to-go/)

[Bob Gunton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-gunton/)

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