It took me a long time to figure out how to walk the line, i didn't want to do an impression; I wanted an evocation of him, an essence. And I also knew that whatever I did, I could never satisfy some people, especially the ones who just want to hate Nixon.

Frank Langella

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Intelligence is enormously sexy. by Frank Langella

Intelligence is enormously sexy.

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Getting old is not for sissies, kid. by Frank Langella

Getting old is not for sissies, kid.

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Vampires are sexy to a woman perhaps because the fantasy is similar to that of the man on the white horse sweeping her off to paradise.

horse sexy men

Sometimes you have to get out of your own way as an actor. Young actors tend to over prepare sometimes and over think it. And actually there is nothing wrong with walking on a set with an empty brain and then on action allowing your adrenaline and your trust in yourself to take over.

action brain thinking

One of the safest places to be in the world is the stage. by Frank Langella

One of the safest places to be in the world is the stage.

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Absolutely. I can produce. I can write. I can direct. by Frank Langella

Absolutely. I can produce. I can write. I can direct.

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But in order to be the thing you want to be, you have to work lik... by Frank Langella

But in order to be the thing you want to be, you have to work like a dog at the thing you love.

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All of our health is basically genetics. by Frank Langella

All of our health is basically genetics.

I grew up in a household where everybody lived at the top of his... by Frank Langella

I grew up in a household where everybody lived at the top of his lungs.

household grew-up home

Revelations come when you're in the thick of it, pitting yourself up against something larger than yourself

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And the test for any actor is whether you stay at the table or go... by Frank Langella

And the test for any actor is whether you stay at the table or go away.

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I always choose to do the thing that scares me. by Frank Langella

I always choose to do the thing that scares me.

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But I firmly believe that you can't be emotionally free until you... by Frank Langella

But I firmly believe that you can't be emotionally free until you are emotionally committed.

committed believe

I'm a firm believer in absolute honesty. by Frank Langella

I'm a firm believer in absolute honesty.

firm believer honesty

My body of work means nothing to me by Frank Langella

My body of work means nothing to me

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It's my job to try to communicate with as little showiness as possible. I was a really showy actor as a young man.

communicate trying men

I have always felt the basis of everything in life is sexual, and I will maintain that to my dying day

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It's interesting to fantasize having a man sink his teeth into your neck for sustenance, knowing that it isn't going to be terribly painful but rather very exciting

knowing men interesting

I just feel that no matter what comes in a career - and mine has been all over the map - you must stay at the table, pick up the cards you're dealt and play them.

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I have a good friend who says, "We're all just dodging bullets." It seems to me the trick to living a good life is to try to move away from the gun you turn on yourself.

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