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When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.
Dirk Benedict
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Dirk Benedict
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: March 1
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Dirk Niewoehner
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From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of health problems. I owe her my life.
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I loved sitting on my veranda sipping quality scotch, puffing a Cuban cigar and watching Cuba on the horizon, or the oceanic vista. Did this late in the evenings many times.
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From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.
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I am very abnormal... But it wasnt very long ago that I wasnt so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.
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The space genre is timeless.
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In their arrogance, ABC wanted a number-one show. They wouldnt accept losing that time slot.
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Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.
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I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.
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Many people are shy when it comes to getting out on a dance floor. Dancing is an activity that... reveals your inner self, whether you like it, or know it, or not. It is hard to fake it on a dance floor.
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
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I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.
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From Maya Angelou I began to believe that I, too, someday, could be a writer, and I also learned how tortuous it can be to be in possession of a unique voice.
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Questions about acting are difficult.
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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.
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I never get involved with the ladies I work with.
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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.
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I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!
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