Quotes by Kevin Bacon, page 3

Kevin Bacon - american actor

Also called: Kevin Norwood Bacon.

Was born on 08 jul 1958.

I did not see M. I don't look at films to do films.

I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about actors, work

I do better on the first three takes; I won't be better at 20 takes.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about celebrity, fight, voice, artists

I don't read my own reviews and I haven't for probably 15 years. I read other people's reviews, though.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about haven, people

I don't really worry so much about image. I try to just live my own life, my personal life, to my own sense of morality. In terms of the kinds of characters that I play, well, they could be anything.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about morality, worry, common sense, sense, life

I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about games, man

I felt really strongly, as a New Yorker, that the city bonded in a way that transcended race and sex and economic status. We had an opportunity that the president just completely blew. Now we've gone so far in the other direction in terms of war...

Quote by Kevin Bacon about danger, city, chance, war, sex

I have a natural swagger.

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again-I just have to find a story I want to tell.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about love

I like having both pictures coming out at the same time.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about time

I like to find something that's going through the studio system that interests me and allows me to still have some integrity about myself so I can stay part of that world.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about integrity, world

I lost a lot of weight. I'm thin as it is, but I was probably 50 pounds lighter; and if you're that skinny, your head starts acting sort of funny.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about heads

I never think to myself that I'm working with a woman director or not.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about woman

I really love being an actor, and I wouldn't give it up; but playing music is an amazing feeling.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about music, actors, being, love

I think actors sometimes don't give their characters a sense of place.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about actors, common sense, sense

I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into that, reaching down into that sadness or anger, is very therapeutic.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about sadness, anger, actors

I try not to make a decision based on what my salary is, because that's when the level of the movie is just going to go down.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about salary

I used to think when I was a kid that the director was someone who came in and made you better and brought out this amazing performance.

I was going into these very sad, lonely places, as well as all the physical stuff I was dealing with to make the movie: I was naked, shackled, and cold; they were putting bugs in my hair; and that was a real rat climbing up my leg.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about real estate