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Dabney Coleman Biography

Actor

Dabney Coleman is an accomplished American actor, born on January 3, 1932. He is known for his versatility in film and television, appearing in a variety of classic works.

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“I have a theory about that, if you have to say something, if you have encourage for one second a prospective acting student - he should not go in to acting.”

Ifs Should Acting Students Theory Perspective

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“I work with Sally and I can see Sally doing that. She is very aggressive. Very fun loving and charming... and pushy in a very competitive way and a very healthy way and a very good actress.”

Way I Can Fun Healthy Very Good Actresses Aggressive Charming Pushy Fun Loving

Author:Dabney Coleman

“The next night I got on an airplane, and flew to New York and looked into acting schools. Four or five acting schools. One of which was the Neighborhood Playhouse, which I started at six months there after.”

School Night Next Acting Five Four New York Months Six Neighborhood Airplane Six Months Flew Aeroplanes

Author:Dabney Coleman

“But it is a hard, it's a hard profession teaching acting.”

Hard Acting Teaching Profession

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“It takes a lot of energy to teach.”

Energy Teach Teaching

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“But it was this tough little character part that I was playing, a very funny little guy that I invented over a weekend, because I realized I was not contributing to the humor of this thing. And I had to do something.”

Littles Character Guy Tough I Realized Weekend Contributing

Author:Dabney Coleman

“When I go to where I was getting excellent parts in movies I may have taken a few too soon, too anxious to go back to work and to anxious to make another film and to succeed more.”

May Film Taken Succeed Excellent Anxious Back To Work

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“I did two or three plays every summer.”

Two Play Three Summer

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“I didn't have any extra money. But I can't say that I had a hard early career.”

I Can Hard Careers Extras

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“I have worked with some great directors.”

Directors

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“I think that you get something for your acting from almost anything you do.”

Thinking Acting

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“I was very lucky in as much as I played a lot of tennis.”

Lucky Tennis

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“No not pigeon holed me as an actor, or as a character, or as to what I could do - but what I would do... and the fact is the things you don't do are almost as important as as the things that you do.”

Important Character Facts Actors Pigeons

Author:Dabney Coleman

“The career doesn't get any easier. A career stays tough.”

Careers Easier Tough

Author:Dabney Coleman

“There is something about New York City that in and of itself is so theatrical hat I use to think... I use to feel when I walked out of my apartment on the way to school or anywhere that I was walking out on stage.”

Thinking Way Feels Use School Cities Stage New York Walking Hats New York City Apartment Theatrical Walking Out

Author:Dabney Coleman

“To tell you the truth I am hard put to think of anyone who's career was affected significantly by making all those phone calls and I must be wrong. I must be wrong! Because it has just got to pay off!”

Thinking Hard Pay Careers Phones Affected Phone Calls

Author:Dabney Coleman

About the Author

Born: January 3, 1932
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 16

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