Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend. But I could never do that. Val Kilmer More Quotes by Val Kilmer More Quotes From Val Kilmer There's nothing good about divorce. Val Kilmer divorce I just don't think I've ever been comfortable at public functions and selling myself as an entity. Val Kilmer function selling thinking I have two children and they're young yet but all of the children that I know really inspire me. Val Kilmer inspire two children I never cultivated a personality. Almost everyone who is really famous has cultivated a personality. Val Kilmer personality Do what you like to do so well that someone will pay you wages for it. Val Kilmer wells wages pay I'm going to put a museum on my ranch and people keep saying, "That's a huge idea." Yeah, it's big, but not bigger than the average big movie. A hundred million dollars in the art world is a substantial amount of cash to do anything. That's maybe a big gallery's total sales for a given year. Val Kilmer average museums art I love that Bob Dylan asked me to be in the first movie he wrote. Val Kilmer dylan bob firsts It`s probably fair to say I have taken myself too seriously on some jobs. I`m sure I`m more guilty of being difficult than I`d like to remember. I don`t regret my desires; I`ve regretted the way I would communicate my desires. Maybe I`ve lost a job because of some rumor, I doubt it. But nobody good that I`ve worked with has ever said anything negative about me, because we`ve never had a negative experience. By good, I mean directors who do their homework, people that are passionate, crazy, never sleep, and do like I do and just go after it. Val Kilmer regret crazy jobs My only challenge is to entertain. And I accomplish my task better when I myself am entertained by what I am doing. I am very critical of myself, I constantly set the bar higher and higher. I try to surpass myself. That`s all. But I also know how to preserve myself, to not let myself get bedazzled by the smoke and mirrors. Val Kilmer mirrors challenges trying A hundred million dollars in the art world is a substantial amount of cash to do anything. Val Kilmer dollars world art It sounds corny to say, but the theater is sacred; something transcendent can occur, and when it does, everyone grows. It's a true communion. Val Kilmer sacred sound doe I've found that Hollywood's a really honest business. They don't pull any punches. They tell you exactly what you want-I want the fake breasts and the flat car and the big pool. You know, they're real up-front about it. Val Kilmer fake car real In order to be an artist and an actor, like tackling the classics in the theater as well as film, there's lots of discipline, lots of work, physical work put in. Val Kilmer discipline artist order I don't think of my life as a cliche, but I'm a cliche eccentric. Complete with a strange name - I mean, who's named Val? How many Vals do you know? I mean, really? Val Kilmer names mean thinking Without deadlines and restrictions I just tend to become preoccupied with other things. Val Kilmer deadline restriction Interesting characters are troubled characters. The only problem I've had in my business is very few people - unfortunately, very vocal - confusing the difficult role that I play with me. I play these guys, but I'm not like them. I've been accused of being difficult to work with. Val Kilmer play character people You just don't understand humility until you have children and get divorced. Val Kilmer divorced humility children There are lots of actors who are awful people, but nobody talks about them being awful because they've made billions. Val Kilmer awful actors people Life is precious, and when someone dies it's an opportunity to realise how precious it is. My brother drowned when I was 17. He was 15. I think I grew from that. My father didn't. It really crushed him. Val Kilmer brother opportunity father There was no one around called 'Val' when I was young, so I wanted to be John or Bill. Now I like it. Val Kilmer bills young wanted
