I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way through. Kevin Bacon More Quotes by Kevin Bacon More Quotes From Kevin Bacon I'm very comfortable being married to an extremely strong, opinionated, and driven woman. But I also sit at the head of the table. I have both of those sides to me. Kevin Bacon strong tables sides It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more to be anonymous. Kevin Bacon monkeys doe zoos I don't read reviews. I haven't read them for probably 30 years. I can't. When they're bad, they're really rough, and when they're good, they're not good enough. You can always find something to stress over. Kevin Bacon not-good-enough stress years 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. Kevin Bacon play worry character If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring. Kevin Bacon phones successful waiting Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an award is that it creates opportunities. Kevin Bacon winning opportunity mean You have to have something in your life that's more important than the work. People don't really like to admit that. I think that you have to find something else. I don't know what it is. Is it yoga or God or politics? For me it's just family. Kevin Bacon yoga people thinking I feel like my responsibility as an actor is to make characters as compelling and believable as possible. Kevin Bacon actors responsibility character There are two things that create opportunities. One is being involved with something that makes money, and the other is winning awards. And the reason that winning the awards creates the opportunities is because it gives the people who are selling the picture the opportunity to make more money. Kevin Bacon awards winning opportunity I always watch rushes. They give me a sense of whether I'm going in the right direction. You work hard and hopefully get encouragement from what you see. Kevin Bacon hard-work encouragement giving I think everybody reacts to entertainment with a different kind of visceral way, probably mostly based on their own personal experiences. Kevin Bacon different way thinking With a lot of actors, you've got to chip through the surface to see who the real person is. Kevin Bacon chips actors real I don't create the movies I'm in. When it comes to music, it's my clothes, it's my guitar, it's my voice, it's my song. Kevin Bacon song SixDegrees.org is about using the idea that we are all connected to accomplish something good. It is my hope that Six Degrees will soon be something more than a game or a gimmick. It will also be a force for good, by bringing a social conscience to social networking. Kevin Bacon six games ideas I think of myself more as a workhorse actor. It will be hot and cold and up and down, but no one will kick me out of the business. Kevin Bacon hot-and-cold actors thinking I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views. Kevin Bacon artist struggle views My kids don't watch my movies. What I want to do is go home and hug my kids, talk to them and engage with them. Kevin Bacon hug home kids If you look at films about becoming a man, coming-of-age movies are made with 12-, 16-, 40-, 50-year-olds... For a guy to feel like hes a 100 percent grown-up is almost like giving up. Like admitting that youre on your way into the grave. Kevin Bacon giving-up men years I don't have to do the lead. If I dig a part, I'll do it. Kevin Bacon ifs I'm a vagabond. I have a suitcase that is ready to go at a moment's notice. The thought of being in one place for a long time, or playing one character for a long time, is terrifying for me. Kevin Bacon vagabonds character long
