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Dennis Quaid

(1954) Film Actor United States

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Dennis Quaid says he enjoys a daily golf routine and sees himself as a trained character actor. He loves politics from a distance and prefers the outdoors, even though his ranch isn’t a real working one. He believes staying fun in movies and reinventing yourself are key in this tough business.

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Dennis Quaid is a film actor from the United States, best known for Dragonheart/Signature Collection/Cav.

Quick Facts About Dennis Quaid

Born: April 9, 1954
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Dragonheart/Signature Collection/Cav
Spouse: Kimberly Quaid

About Dennis Quaid

Dennis William Quaid is an American actor known for starring in many films such as Innerspace, Great Balls of Fire!, Dragonheart, The Parent Trap, Frequency, The Rookie, The Alamo, The Day After Tomorrow, and Vantage Point. He also acted in In Good Company, Flight of the Phoenix, and Yours, Mine & Ours. In 2003 he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Far from Heaven.

Awards & Honors

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Dennis Quaid

I've never really sought out publicity.

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I always wanted to be an astronaut.

Astronaut

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I always want to find the best burger in town.

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The truth [always] lies in things that have no words.

Lies

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I'm an idol of cinema? Oh, wow.

Cinema

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If we never felt sorrow, we'd never recognize bliss.

Bliss

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I'm not really a pitcher; I just play one in the movies.

Movies

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Golf is meaningless, but it means so much.

Golf

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God is the only way you're going to make it in life, the glue that holds everything together.

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For many years, I was obsessed about what I was eating, how many calories it had, and how much exercise I'd have…

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I want to work with great people. Great people really make you better.

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Going to the golf course every day for work? That's a good job.

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I love politics, but I wouldn't want to be involved in it. Too little money, too much work!

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I could never hold a job for more than three months, which works out well because that's how long a movie shoots.

Jobs

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I really love doing what I do, being an actor. It's the greatest. You can do it until you die.

Actor

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I went out for the football team but, you know, I was too small. That's how I wound up in drama.

Drama

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When I was in my mid-20s, I traveled a lot around the world, and the question I had for everyone I talked…

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It's about... my only strategy I've ever had in my career is to do as many different types of roles as possible,…

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I didn't play football in school, but I've been a fan of football all my life. I have a fair understanding of…

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I try to be eclectic in my choice of films. If I've done anything that's intentional in my career, it's to try…

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If I've done anything intentional about my career, is that I really have not - I've chosen to try to do as…

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I like acting and being a musician. It's like comparing apples and oranges. But I really like my day job. I've always…

Acting

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Clinton knew how to get things done. He was battling the Republicans, and then he basically took a lot of their agenda…

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Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through…

Athletes

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As I grow older, I put all life's bulls**t aside. I think the process of the laying off of the bulls**t starts…

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We all have one, in one form or another. To me, this dragon is both the wild nature of ourselves and our…

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I was very uncomfortable with all the attention when it first started happening to me. I retreated quite a bit from the…

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Well, there's two things I have criteria for doing a film: The script, which is the story, and the filmmaker, and it's…

Cinema

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I guess I could say I'm an actor, which I am, but that sounds like I'm putting down being a movie star,…

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There's no way that I could do a 9 to 5 job. There's no way. I was not cut out for that.…

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I judge movies on how much fun I had while I was doing them. I had a great time on 'The Right…

Amazing

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Before I was an actor, I was never able to hold a job for more than 3 months for some reason. It…

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Movies usually find me, but I'm open to anything.

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I would like my kids to follow their bliss.

Bliss

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Family is the most important thing in life, period.

Family

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What is great about art and artists is that we get to ask the questions, even though we may never know the…

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Playing Bill Clinton is really, probably, the scariest time of my career.

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I directed a movie back in the '90s which had calf roping in it, and I got into it quite a bit…

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My family is the most important thing in the world to me, too, before anything else.

Family

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My real-life athletic career was not very much. I played Little League baseball.

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