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That's the joy of art - it should be dangerous and challenging but it's just art - it's safe.

Val Kilmer

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Val Kilmer
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: December 31
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
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Television Actor
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LA
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Val Edward Kilmer
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It is a weird thing that actors have people applaud when they're done working. I still find that entertaining.
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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.
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News is something that happens that matters to you, which is not most of what we watch on television.
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Jim Thompson understood something about the serial killer before the psychology caught up to it, which is that they are detached to it and they do want to get caught.
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Where [a]can you trust your own thoughts and your own intentions? Everywhere, hopefully, but it isn't always that easy. Sometimes, you have to help yourself along.
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Most films made about the future acquiesce toward death, and I don't want to be told how to define my future.
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I'm fairly sure I didn't show enough gratitude to my employers, and I'm sorry for that.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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I was in love with Tina Goodman since I was three and her parents came popping out of the trash cans. I think it made a big impression on me.
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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
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It was very serious and I wanted to do something really different so there was this comedy called TOP SECRET.
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It seems to me that every step forward in my life has been one that brings me to a better understanding of this: that you do your thing every day the best that you can, and you approach any success at it with humility.
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Give me the compliments. I love compliments. I was born modest, but it wore off.
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Warner Bros offered me the next Batman, and the only reason that I didn't do it was because of The Saint.
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I have two children and they're young yet but all of the children that I know really inspire me.
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I love that Bob Dylan asked me to be in the first movie he wrote.
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There was no one around called 'Val' when I was young, so I wanted to be John or Bill. Now I like it.
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I have never taken my career seriously. My only ambition was to grow as an actor.
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I liked being Doc Holliday. It's fun to be insightful and aristocratic, to stand up for your friend and make sacrifices for him. It was fun to be arrogant like he was and have the goods to back it up. He was a very noble character. Although, let's not forget, he did kill a lot of people.
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So it`s always helped me to have a foundation, an ideal to strive for and goals. It`s hard for me to be disciplined and plan things.
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