I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
Being able to act for a living is a blessing. I have a great theater company that's almost 40 years old. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
There's always the ongoing actor frustration of finding the great role to do next. I don't go to work a lot. I… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
The wonderful drama teacher at my high school, Barbara Patterson, saw me standing in the hall and told me I should audition… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
Unless you have a long-running series, most actors just go job to job if you're lucky to keep working. You just do… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
The actors I was most impressed with and who were influencing my taste were all movie actors, so I always wanted to… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
I can honestly say that I've done everything I've wanted to do, always. Not without difficulty. But every time I wanted to… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
I have a band that I started with a buddy of mine, a Vietnam veteran pal named Kimo Williams from Chicago. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
I have veterans in my family. But I didn't know anything about DAV, Disabled American Veterans. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
I think you're lucky if you discover what you really love at a young age. College wasn't something I was going to do. I… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
Freedom and security are precious gifts that we, as Americans, should never take for granted. We must do all we can to extend our… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working the engines. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
Its a way for you to support the children by sending pencils, beanie babies or soccer balls. That all started because of one of… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
My wife's a loving, funny, Irish-spirited person, and I'm still surprised at some of the things she says. She makes me laugh every day. — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
The University of Southern California has a wonderful social work department, and I was thrilled to find out that they have a whole veterans'… — Gary Sinise Copy Share Image
