Gene Hackman

I'm disappointed that success hasn't been a Himalayan feeling. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#disappointed #feeling #hasn #i #success

I'm not a sentimental guy. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#i #sentimental

If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#best #contact #guys #i #lose

If you look at yourself as a star, you've already lost something in the portrayal of any human being. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#any #being #human #human being #look

My early days in Broadway were all comedies. I never did a straight play on Broadway. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#comedies #days #did #early #i

My grandfather had been a newspaper reporter, as was my uncle. They were pretty good writers and so I thought maybe somewhere down the line I would do some writing. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#down #good #grandfather #had #i

My wife and I take what we call our Friday comedy day off. We watch standup comics on TV. The raunchier the better. We love Eddie Izzard. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#call #comedy #comics #day #eddie

The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#coward #difference #hero #sideways #step

The worst job I ever had was working nights in the Chrysler Building. I was part of a team of about five guys, and we polished the leather furniture. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#building #chrysler #ever #five #furniture

Things parents say to children are oftentimes not heard, but in some cases you pick up on things that your parent would like to see you have done. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#children #done #heard #like #oftentimes