I always made a living as an actor when I came to California. I never had to do anything else. Bruce Dern More Quotes by Bruce Dern More Quotes From Bruce Dern I'm curious about what makes people do things that they do, unless it's absolutely terrifying to me. Bruce Dern curious people There's no time in life to do all the roles I'd like to play. Bruce Dern roles play The big reason why I became an actor in the first place was to communicate. I never acted in high school...I was desperate to communicate. Bruce Dern actors school firsts The Palestinians need more help from the Arab countries. Since 1967, the world has learned that there is not going to be real progress in the region until Palestine gets something back that they had. Bruce Dern progress real country If the film isn't in some way going to study behavior then I'm not interested, but the reason why I'm not interested in directing in film is that it would take me, to be as good an artist as I feel I am an actor, it would take me another 35 just to conquer. Bruce Dern actors artist way Since I've started to star in pictures I have always managed to retain my singularity of purpose when I got into the business, which was to be an artist, as an actor, more than anything else. But to get the certain kind of role you want, you have to be in a certain position in the business and it's dog-eat-dog and it gets very hairy and you can lose your point of view sometimes. Bruce Dern stars artist dog I've always thought that if Israel really wanted to solve the problem, they'd just start tomorrow and push right to the Jordan River, and anything in their way goes. They don't need America or someone else to help Bruce Dern israel rivers america I never voted for a president until I felt Obama had a dream and might pull it off, and that was the first time I ever voted for a president. Bruce Dern president dream might I took Laura on a trip once where we followed the Immigrant Trail for about six hundred miles. She really learned a lesson. People forget too often how it was back then. Bruce Dern lessons people travel If you are willing to expose your heart...being publicly private, you just may do something. Bruce Dern willing heart may The difference between my generation of actors and their generation is that they were bigger than life. We are not bigger than life Bruce Dern bigger-than-life differences actors Everybody can't be like Redford and pop out there and make big bucks right away because you look like a Greek god... The guy's a friend of mine and he has absolutely no privacy in his life. Bruce Dern guy greek looks From nine on I was forced to camp every summer. Not a volunteer. I played with the wrong kids so they made me go to camp to straighten me out. Bruce Dern volunteer summer kids I'm not a good reader. I had to take remedial reading in school. I was a slow reader and therefore it's tough for me to stay interested in things long enough, I've read, probably, since college maybe 10 books, which is disgusting. Bruce Dern reading book school I'm not good at living in the grim places...when we did Gatsby, I lived in Claridges, that's where I wanted to live. I can't live in grimness and then go play a classy human being. Bruce Dern grim play wanted I'm a big wilderness, mountain guy. I love to go up in the mountains and I can just sit for hours and just look at the mountains. Bruce Dern mountain guy looks In all American professional sports you start on a certain level and you have to work your way up through a farm system. It's really the same in acting. Bruce Dern levels acting sports I'm totally sports-oriented; I relate a lot of my career and everything to sports. Bruce Dern relate careers sports Sports betting is all about money management, so the most money won on one event is not the most important thing Bruce Dern events important sports I tried to make the Olympics team in 1956 Bruce Dern olympics team
