Judd Nelson recalls how reading Catcher in the Rye showed him that dreams can be chipped away as we grow, describes the confidence needed to fill a silent opening on stage, and advises rolling with punches and staying busy to keep work coming.
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Judd Nelson is a film actor from the United States, best known for The Bandit Hound.
Quick Facts About Judd Nelson
Born
November 28, 1959
Nationality
United States
Profession
Film Actor
Notable works
The Bandit Hound
About Judd Nelson
He also appeared as Alec Newbury in St. Elmo's Fire, Alex in Cybermutt, Joe Hunt in Billionaire Boys Club, Nick Peretti in New Jack City, Billy Beretti in Empire, and Jack Richmond in the television series Suddenly Susan.
![“[Kevin] Costner said, "You don't have to do that... this is a wide shot, so you can calm down."” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/judd-nelson-4498_calm_kevin-costner-said-you-don-t-have-to-do_1575256.jpg)
![“[John Hurt] just really gifted, and I had a great time working with him and [am] very lucky to have worked with him.” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/judd-nelson-4498_gifted_john-hurt-just-really-gifted-and-i-had-a_161327.jpg)
![“[In The Dark Backward ] someone who has writer's block and kills people in A Cabin By The Lake. I guess he's a type of serial killer, but I don't know.” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/judd-nelson-4498_backward_in-the-dark-backward-someone-who-has-wri_512485.jpg)
![“I was just in a few episodes the first season [ of Empire]. They didn't kill me, but I haven't been back in season two or three. I don't know if they have plans for me or not. But I enjoyed working on it. And I think it's a really talented group of actors and, boy, very enterprising to try and…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/judd-nelson-4498_actors_i-was-just-in-a-few-episodes-the-first-s_1611000.jpg)
![“I went to acting school with Mario Van Peebles. For a little while, he was at the same school. So he asked me if I wanted to do [ New Jack City]. He said, "There's not really a role. We'll figure something out. But would you like to?" And I was like, "Sure." 'Cause he said it was Chris Rock and…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/judd-nelson-4498_acting_i-went-to-acting-school-with-mario-van-p_1775481.jpg)
![“We tried the first evening to go down Division Street and Rush Street, but we couldn't get in anywhere because they didn't like [ Emilio Estevez] sneakers and they didn't like my boots. This was 1983 or '84, so it was ridiculous. We ended up at a jazz club, where you go downstairs and there's a…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/judd-nelson-4498_boots_we-tried-the-first-evening-to-go-down-di_1520175.jpg)
![“It was an audition process after Breakfast Club, and I wasn't really sure I wanted to do the movie. There was a bigger role that Rob [Lowe] was already set to play, so the role they wanted me to audition for was Alec. [Director] Joel Schumacher... this is back in the days when you could trick me…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/judd-nelson-4498_auditions_it-was-an-audition-process-after-breakfa_1758140.jpg)
![“It's like they talk about how American actors have the method and English actors just kind of switch views faster. And John [Hurt] is telling me the story as he's sitting in that witness chair, and they're putting the final touches of makeup on. And he goes, "Hold on a second," to stop his story…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/judd-nelson-4498_actors_it-s-like-they-talk-about-how-american-a_470630.jpg)
![“I enjoyed [playing lawyer in From The Hip] as an ode to my dad. My dad went to Harvard and Harvard Law School, so he had some friends that practiced in Boston. So, there was a big law firm that he hooked me up with the senior partner, then the senior partner hooked me up with a young lawyer who…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/judd-nelson-4498_attorney_i-enjoyed-playing-lawyer-in-from-the-hip_212963.jpg)
![“I was living in New York, so I just rode my motorcycle up to the set [of New Jack City]. So first day of work for me was kind of tough. I get ready to get off my bike, and I'm surrounded by the security guards, who were Louis Farrakhan's Nation Of Islam guys. Who had the double-breasted suits and…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14d/judd-nelson-4498_bike_i-was-living-in-new-york-so-i-just-rode_2472825.jpg)
![“We worked six days a week [on the The Breakfast Club], so you have one day off. So on that Saturday night, it's not like we could all go out and have a drink because Molly [Ringwald ] and Michael [Hall] weren't old enough. And Ally [Sheedy] pretty much kept to herself. So Emilio and I, every…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d29/judd-nelson-4498_adversaries_we-worked-six-days-a-week-on-the-the-bre_1605606.jpg)
![“Though [John] Hughes did provide for us, if we wanted, to go to a local high school and try to blend in. Michael [Hall] and Molly [Ringwald ] already had school to go to with their tutors. Ally [Sheedy] wanted nothing to do with high school. She said, "I remember it fine. I don't want to go back."…” quote by Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c6/judd-nelson-4498_allies_though-john-hughes-did-provide-for-us-if_1963905.jpg)