Judd Nelson Quotes

Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.

- Judd Nelson

It's very easy to confuse Sean Connery with James Bond. Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the cake is more real than the baker.

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The movie that's had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I'm in the ocean, I'm hearing that music.

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My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.

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I just couldn't go back to Suddenly Susan after David Strickland's suicide. I didn't see how we could make the show light and funny any more.

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I don't have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will.

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I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience.

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My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors.

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A fancy watch, it's completely unnecessary. I just need a watch to tell the right time.

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Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.

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Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

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I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler.

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My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.

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I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan.

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My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.

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I have adopted clothes from all the projects I'm in. It's really been a while since I've bought anything myself.

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I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are hurting each other everywhere.

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I put less stock in others' opinions than my own. No one else's opinions could derail me.

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As a kid I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.

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Ice T was just a pleasure to work with. He was a smart gentleman.

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I always thought that the badge a cop has was more like the shield that Captain America has. It's an obvious sign of good and something you'll protect other people with, but it will also protect you.

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I took all the philosophy courses I could.

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Heroes always make the right decision; I find that seldom happens in my life.

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It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

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I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in.

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I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

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Remember to be as smart as you are.

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I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

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When I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play.

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All of the directors I've worked with I have loved and would work with again. I have no favorites.

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You can be knocked down, but it doesn't mean you're out.

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While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.

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I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.

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