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Brad Dourif

(1950) Actor United States

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Brad Dourif is an actor from the United States, best known for Touching Home.

Quick Facts About Brad Dourif

Born: March 18, 1950
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Touching Home
Known for: Dune, Star Trek: Voyager, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Alien Resurrection

About Brad Dourif

Bradford Claude Dourif is an American actor. He is known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), portraying Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and voicing Chucky in the Child's Play franchise (1988–present).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Golden Globe Awards

Quotes by Brad Dourif

I'm formally trained, I don't know what classically trained really means. I've worked with Sanford Meisner. And I've worked at Circle Rep…

Circles

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I am they type of person that once I make a decision, I must execute. Maybe I am a perfectionist in this…

Decision

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If it wasn't for the devil, we wouldn't be here, would we?

Devil

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I prefer film to the stage. I always like the rehearsal better than I like performing.

Cinema

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I am good when there is something central about the character. There is always a human theme I attach myself to. I…

Actors

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I'm a whore. If they have a check and camera and a script and stuff for me to say, I am mostly…

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I was lucky. I had a lot of really good influences.

Influence

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If it's stage, the two most important artists are the actor and the playwright. If it's film, THE most important person is…

Actors

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Of course, I would like to play the guy next door, but nobody's going to hire me for that kind of role.

Doors

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Gee, I certainly hope I'm not a scary person in real life. It's not like people run from me when they see…

Life

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What got me excited to do Grima Wormtongue is when I was young I went through a period in boarding school were…

Excited

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We all have an edge. We all are floating our psyche on top with a great ocean underneath.

Edge

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The universe is dynamic. When we are creative, we are the most alive and in touch with it.

Alive

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I have a 13-year-old daughter who rents these bloody horror movies, and I can't even walk into the room when she's watching…

Bloody

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You know, you try to be diverse, and try to have fun and round things out.

Diverse

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