#he

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#build #camera #confidence #control #ego

But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#areas #creates #deserve #recognition #sense

If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their priorities are off. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#i #kind #off #people #priorities

It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#cover #film #finished #getting #glamorous

The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#advertise #anybody #elite #forces #go

I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#came #first #four #got #half

It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that. ↗

— Gene Hackman

#chins #costs #emotionally #eyes #feel

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

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