Quotes by Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

By telling my own story, I hope to help remove the stigma. It never should be something to hide.

Helping

Should

Stories

Civics is not only how to run the country before it’s your turn to run the country; it is, in fact, the study of power, practical political power. And you must start that process at an age level when kids’ brains are still open and malleable.

Country

Kids

Running

Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are sharing this territorial freedom of political discussion. If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that’s uncivil.

Critical Analysis

Negative

Political

Happiness has a bad rap. People say it shouldn’t be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should.

Happiness

People

Rap

I believe that a nation that allows music to be expendable is in danger of becoming expendable itself.

Becoming

Believe

Danger

I decided at age 9, but I was reinforced at age 13 when a teacher told me I had talent. I can’t say she really motivated me because I already knew. I knew I had talent. I went to the Jewish community theater and got in plays there. Then I went for the movies.

Community

Play

Teacher

I didn’t understand 3-D in the fifties and I can’t say I get it now either. I just don’t see what the big deal is.

Big Deal

Bigs

Deals

I don’t know what its like for most actors, but really clearly for myself acting has always been the fulfillment of personal fantasies. It isn’t just art, its about being a person I’ve always wanted to be, or being in a situation, or being a hero.

Acting

Art

Hero

I have more fun and more grand and glorious moments of my life than anyone I’ve never known. I know that some people call that manic-depress, and that other people call that being touched by God. I just call myself lucky.

Depressing

Fun

People

I never had a role that I set out for. I always wanted to have a body of work that I’m proud of. Save for two projects, which will never pass my lips, I’m happy with what I’ve done.

Lips

Proud

Two

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Acting

Actors

Adultery

Adults

Art

Attitude

Becoming

Believe

Big Deal

Bigs

Care

Careers

Character

Children

Class

Cocky

Commit

Community

Confused

Country

Critical Analysis

Dance

Danger

Days Off

Deals

Debate

Depressing

Doctors

Doe

Dream

Enough

Eye

Fear

Fire

Firsts

Fun

Generations

Giving

Government

Growing Up

Guy

Happiness

Helping

Hero

Honest

If You Care

Ifs

Ignorance

Jobs

John Kennedy

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Quotes by Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

By telling my own story, I hope to help remove the stigma. It never should be something to hide.

Civics is not only how to run the country before it’s your turn to run the country; it is, in fact, the study of power, practical political power. And you must start that process at an age level when kids’ brains are still open and malleable.

Civility is not not saying negative or harsh things. It is not the absence of critical analysis. It is the manner in which we are sharing this territorial freedom of political discussion. If our discourse is yelled and screamed and interrupted and patronized, that’s uncivil.

Happiness has a bad rap. People say it shouldn’t be your goal in life. Oh, yes it should.

I believe that a nation that allows music to be expendable is in danger of becoming expendable itself.

I decided at age 9, but I was reinforced at age 13 when a teacher told me I had talent. I can’t say she really motivated me because I already knew. I knew I had talent. I went to the Jewish community theater and got in plays there. Then I went for the movies.

I didn’t understand 3-D in the fifties and I can’t say I get it now either. I just don’t see what the big deal is.

I don’t know what its like for most actors, but really clearly for myself acting has always been the fulfillment of personal fantasies. It isn’t just art, its about being a person I’ve always wanted to be, or being in a situation, or being a hero.

I have more fun and more grand and glorious moments of my life than anyone I’ve never known. I know that some people call that manic-depress, and that other people call that being touched by God. I just call myself lucky.

I never had a role that I set out for. I always wanted to have a body of work that I’m proud of. Save for two projects, which will never pass my lips, I’m happy with what I’ve done.

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