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> [Audiences may not realize it, but heroes and leading men always depend on their muscles to get out of jams. They don't have to slug a guy in the mouth to solve a problem, but it's always hinted that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/audiences-may-not-realize-it-but-heroes-and-leading-men-always-depend/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

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## More by Sterling Hayden

> [“The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked with dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it, the tomb is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/the-dreams-of-youth-grow-dim-where-they-lie-caked-with-dust-on-the/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/a-sailing-ship-is-no-democracy-you-don-t-caucus-a-crew-as-to-where/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I think my opinion of Hollywood must stem from my own, philosophy as a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-think-my-opinion-of-hollywood-must-stem-from-my-own-philosophy-as-a/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [There's nothing wrong with being an actor, if that's what a man wants. But there's everything wrong with achieving an exalted status, simply because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-being-an-actor-if-that-s-what-a-man-wants/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [“To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise, you are doomed to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/to-be-truly-challenging-a-voyage-like-a-life-must-rest-on-a-firm/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [Once I tried to do Jack London's 'Sea Wolf' as a picture. I wanted to film most of the scenes at sea but ran…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/once-i-tried-to-do-jack-london-s-sea-wolf-as-a-picture-i-wanted-to/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I realize now that it is a serious business requiring honest, hard work. The first time Hollywood was served up to me on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-realize-now-that-it-is-a-serious-business-requiring-honest-hard/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I live and work for the pure enjoyment of being alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-live-and-work-for-the-pure-enjoyment-of-being-alive/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [Normality is boring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/normality-is-boring/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I feel sometimes as though I've never grown up. And that's great, because it means there are still possibilities. Nothing's free. You pay for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-feel-sometimes-as-though-i-ve-never-grown-up-and-that-s-great/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I am an expert in loneliness and have wandered around a great deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-am-an-expert-in-loneliness-and-have-wandered-around-a-great-deal/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [“To be truly challenging, a voyage,like a life,must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/to-be-truly-challenging-a-voyage-like-a-life-must-rest-on-a-firm-2/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I've always wanted to sail to the South Seas, but I can't afford it. What these men can't afford is not to go. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-ve-always-wanted-to-sail-to-the-south-seas-but-i-can-t-afford-it/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [I don't think I'll have to kill her. Just slap that pretty face into hamburger meat, that's all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/i-don-t-think-i-ll-have-to-kill-her-just-slap-that-pretty-face-into/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

> [There's nothing wrong with being an actor, if that's what a man wants. But there's everything wrong with achieving an exalted status simply because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-hayden/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-being-an-actor-if-that-s-what-a-man-wants-2/)

[Sterling Hayden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-hayden/)

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