Music is a soundtrack for your life. You hear some tune and you just get swept right back to that point in your life. Kevin Bacon More Quotes by Kevin Bacon More Quotes From Kevin Bacon 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 monkeysdoezoos 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-enoughstressyears 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 playworrycharacter If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring. Kevin Bacon phonessuccessfulwaiting 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 winningopportunitymean 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 yogapeoplethinking I feel like my responsibility as an actor is to make characters as compelling and believable as possible. Kevin Bacon actorsresponsibilitycharacter 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 awardswinningopportunity 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-workencouragementgiving I think everybody reacts to entertainment with a different kind of visceral way, probably mostly based on their own personal experiences. Kevin Bacon differentwaythinking With a lot of actors, you've got to chip through the surface to see who the real person is. Kevin Bacon chipsactorsreal 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 sixgamesideas 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-coldactorsthinking I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views. Kevin Bacon artiststruggleviews 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 hughomekids 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-upmenyears 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 vagabondscharacterlong I felt as if I was the brunt of some massive joke at my expense: Can you believe this loser can be connected to Marlon Brando and Katharine Hepburn? But through the years I have learned to tolerate and sometimes embrace the idea. People have asked me if I consider it an honour. Well, all it indicates is that I've been in a lot of movies with a lot of people. And besides that there are plenty of other actors that would work. Kevin Bacon believeyearsideas
