A career is a series of ups and downs, of comebacks.
A gay man can be friends with a straight man. That can happen.
Actors, directors, producers, they love the juice.
Directing is a tremendous art.
Every film can be fun, even if it's a terror.
Everyone can pooh-pooh all those sequels, but what about all these other sequels at the moment: Men in Black 2, Indiana Jones, they're all after money too.
Everyone keeps asking me, What are you doing? I say, Why do I need to do anything? I'm rich.
For 15 years I did two to three movies a year, sometimes four. I didn't get to spend time building my personal life.
From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild, apart from Gene Hackman.
I always knew Three Men and a Baby was going to make it. We had a crazy time.
I don't know about television. I want to define myself in a different way.
I don't know if you know any dolphins, but they love to shop, and after a while it could get very expensive.
I look at filmmaking as, you're really lucky if you're doing anything in the process of it and making a living.
I love the fame and the money and the power. You have to keep working to have that.
I made a conscious decision to take some time off and see the people that are really important to me.
I missed my sister's college graduation and the birth of two of my nieces and nephews, and my dad was in the hospital. I'd be shooting in London or South America.
I think the RAF are going to head towards the United States with big, fat bombs. We need to be a colony again. That's the problem. We're out of control. If we were a colony, everything would be fine.
I'd have done something else if it didn't work out, but when you're 20, it's a ball to be in Hollywood, going out every night to different clubs, meeting different people.
I'd like to do drama. I love the great dramas that are being written now.
I'm going to be somewhat judged, so obviously one wants to perform well.
I'm going to buy a couple of novels. I've already optioned a couple of pieces.
I'm lucky to be in this business. I'm very grateful.
I'm not bragging but my movies have grossed well over a billion dollars.
I'm not going to say, I'm an actor and I'm changing the world. Who cares?
I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.
I'm somebody who's really contributed to culture. Popular culture.
I'm sure if you dig deep, Joe and Ralph Fiennes do it because they want to be noticed.
I'm the mayor. The mayor is very, very happy with his mayorship.
I've always wanted to make great movies. Normal stuff, you know?
I've made a lot of people a lot of money, and I've made a lot of people really happy. I've entertained millions and millions of people.
I've only had good experiences with actors. Starring next to them and directing them, for the most part they're all inspiring, special people.
If anybody wants to take a shot at me, I've been in more Super Bowls than a lot of guys walking around.
If I was a plumber and I'd done the most plumbing jobs between 1980 and 1990, everyone would be saying, What a great plumber!
If you put down a list of jobs, doctor, lawyer, janitor, teacher or movie star, everybody would pick the movie star. And why? So you could lie around the pool, drink margaritas and send money to your parents. So that's what I did.
If you're an underdog, mentally disabled, physically disabled, if you don't fit in, if you're not as pretty as the others, you can still be a hero.
In Utah, there are no bad things in the water there. It's just smooth, really beautiful.
It's good Xerox is known for its copying machines, and it's good Jim Carrey is known for comedy.
It's so cheap to go to London today. It's like $1,000 to get a taxi ride to the airport.
Let's look at people as artists and try to support them; just because Picasso painted a couple of bad paintings, that's no reason to say he's a lousy painter.
Listen to Hugh Grant. He freaking hates acting but he still works to have the money, fame and power. If he didn't work, they'd forget about him.
Most behinds are probably nice. I'd have to really think about it.
No matter how bad your life gets, you can always turn it around.
No matter where you are in life, no matter how bad it gets, you can always come back.
Police Academy gave me and my family financial security, and that's very important.
Power in the studio system goes in and out.
Shelley Long is a dream. We live in the same town. Her daughter is Miss Pacific Palisades.
Shelley Long is a great gal. It's easy to knock someone.
Someone's just told me the English are still trying to take over the United States - is that true?
The allure of Hollywood is huge when you don't know anything. You don't know the knives behind the smiles.
The industry really deals with heat, and one must remember that it's all an illusion.
The job of an artist is to keep popping up different holes, keep doing different things that interest his audience and interest himself.
The most beautiful, the cleverest and the most Machiavellian people in the world are here. They're exciting and interesting.
The most important thing an audience can do is leave a film with a thought of, How do I make my life better?
The most important thing an audience could leave a film or a piece of art or a TV show with is a theme.
The Police Academy films gave me so much opportunity. I've got nothing but a good attitude towards them.
The Police Academy movies are very important to me. They gave me a great relationship with the audience, and Police Academy has a great theme.
There are 100,000 actors in the Screen Actors Guild. Only 2,000 of them make more than $75,000 a year.
There are those gadflies that just don't like me. I don't know why.
Typecasting is a good thing. It's good to be known for what you do.
Underneath all the skin, we're all the same.
Unless you're Jack Lemmon or Cary Grant, there are few guys who can do comedy and drama.
We're always going to need movies. We're in the business of fulfilling people's fantasies.
When guys put me down, it doesn't affect me emotionally, but professionally.
When it first came out in the '70s, the gay culture was such a taboo. Today you have shows which show a bit more of the gay culture.
When people are nasty, it gets everybody's attention, and it gives them a name.
When you're starting out as an actor, there isn't much food around. I was lucky to have a hit pretty early on. I didn't starve too long.
Why does anybody want to be a movie star? Why would anybody want to be successful? So you could enjoy the fruits of your labors? That's the dream.
You can tell when you're in a hit.
You could have a dumb comedy with people falling through walls or getting kicked in the nuts, and no one thinks it's funny because the core isn't there.
You never know who's going to become your friend. Friends are always chance meetings.
Steve is an avid surfer and golfer.
Steve is Jewish.
His production company, "Mr. Kirby Productions", is named after his high school drama teacher.
Steve graduated From Plainedge High School in North Massapequa, New York.
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