Words matter. These are the best Gary Sinise Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m not like one of those actors who’s a frustrated director.
I go into military communities and do fundraisers and that kind of thing with the band, because I know that the music can help do a lot of things. It can bring communities together, it can raise awareness… and it entertains.
My wife’s a loving, funny, Irish-spirited person, and I’m still surprised at some of the things she says. She makes me laugh every day.
‘The Stand’ came out in May of ’94 and was seen by 60 million people a night for four nights, and then two months later, ‘Forrest Gump’ opened. So within a very short time, I went from being depressed about not getting any work to being in two of the most popular shows of the year.
The wonderful drama teacher at my high school, Barbara Patterson, saw me standing in the hall and told me I should audition for ‘West Side Story.’ I guess she thought I looked like a gang member.
I’ve directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that – to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat.
My mission is to support our service members. They’re volunteers, and if they’re going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think we owe it to them to back them up and try to help them get through it.
I’m thrilled I can make a living doing something I enjoy.
I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.
I save money when I’m working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.
It’s always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
I’m not registered to any party. I don’t really play in the political world. I’m really more interested in getting things done.
I think you’re lucky if you discover what you really love at a young age. College wasn’t something I was going to do. I wanted to keep acting, and I didn’t want to go to New York or California and pound the pavement.
You’ve got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it’s not in movie stardom.
I played a character in ‘Ransom’ who was as evil as they come.
I was always fascinated with rock ‘n’ roll, or girls, or something like that when I was a kid.
Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.
Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn’t have any passion for school. Then I couldn’t get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A’s in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked.
There’s always the ongoing actor frustration of finding the great role to do next. I don’t go to work a lot. I wait as long as I can until the money runs out or a great part comes along.
Unless you have a long-running series, most actors just go job to job if you’re lucky to keep working. You just do a movie or a play or a TV thing, and it’s over at some point.
Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can’t help it.
I have veterans in my family. But I didn’t know anything about DAV, Disabled American Veterans.
I have a band that I started with a buddy of mine, a Vietnam veteran pal named Kimo Williams from Chicago.
Careers, like rockets, don’t always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.
The chance to play a romantic character who kisses somebody onscreen was one of the elements that made me want to do ‘The Stand.’ The more you can do, the better, and I’ve been known as a character actor.
