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Dirk Benedict
March 1, 1945 -
Nationality: American
Category: Actor
Subcategory: American Actor

I write from the same place I parent, and since becoming a single parent, I have found it difficult, if not impossible, to write anything of length.

   

I am very willing to share whatever I know or feel I know about finding some serenity in this lifetime.

   

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails.

   

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.

   

Life: my favorite occupation.

   

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called procreation, and it is reborn, continually and forever.

   

I wanted to be Anthony Hopkins and ended up being neither a film star nor having a career on the stage.

   

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of health problems. I owe her my life.

   

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

   

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.

   

It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich.

   

If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait forever. And miss the entire point.

   

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.

   

I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.

   

Movies are movies, television is television.

   

I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!

   

I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on TV or to make money. I wrote from an idea I was passionate about.

   

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.

   

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.

   

Harrison Ford was pretty content as a carpenter who thought it would be nice to work on TV and ended up being the biggest film star in the history of cinema.

   

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