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> [People know you as an actor, and labels are so comfortable for people. That syndrome is always hard to get past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/people-know-you-as-an-actor-and-labels-are-so-comfortable-for-people/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/431/harry-dean-stanton-4043_actor_people-know-you-as-an-actor-and-labels-a_1161802.jpg)

## More by Harry Dean Stanton

> [Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/fame-in-itself-is-you-know-it-involves-a-whole-discussion-on-just/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I watch television. Game shows - I hate the hosts and the people on them, and I love the questions and the answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-watch-television-game-shows-i-hate-the-hosts-and-the-people-on-them/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I was singing the blues when I was six. Kind of sad, eh?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-was-singing-the-blues-when-i-was-six-kind-of-sad-eh/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I never liked being ordered around - which, of course, was an overreaction. I eventually found out that I didn't mind being ordered around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-never-liked-being-ordered-around-which-of-course-was-an/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I've never been ambitious about recording](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-ve-never-been-ambitious-about-recording/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I know little stories that happen to people around me, and I can repeat that in a way that has some color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-know-little-stories-that-happen-to-people-around-me-and-i-can/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I worked with the best directors - Martin Scorsese, John Huston, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock was great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-worked-with-the-best-directors-martin-scorsese-john-huston-david/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [The first film I ever remember - I think my mother took me to it - was called 'She Married Her Boss' with Melvyn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/the-first-film-i-ever-remember-i-think-my-mother-took-me-to-it-was/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [The band I've played with for 10 or 12 years now, we've been all over, but we mostly play in LA](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/the-band-i-ve-played-with-for-10-or-12-years-now-we-ve-been-all-over/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [When man began to think he was a separate person with a separate soul, it created a violent situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/when-man-began-to-think-he-was-a-separate-person-with-a-separate-soul/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I was the classic killer. I always played an angry man. I think it was because I used to really be like that -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-was-the-classic-killer-i-always-played-an-angry-man-i-think-it-was/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I like to watch 'Paris, Texas,' but I have no desire to see it. I did it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-like-to-watch-paris-texas-but-i-have-no-desire-to-see-it-i-did-it/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I would've preferred to blossom earlier in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-would-ve-preferred-to-blossom-earlier-in-life/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I do the same series of five exercises 21 times each day - an ancient Tibetan practice that stimulates your chakras.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-do-the-same-series-of-five-exercises-21-times-each-day-an-ancient/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

> [I've never seen a Western that was really truthful. Most are just morality plays. Good guys and bad guys - and the good guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-dean-stanton/i-ve-never-seen-a-western-that-was-really-truthful-most-are-just/)

[Harry Dean Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-dean-stanton/)

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