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Kevin Costner, born on January 18, 1955, is a renowned American actor. He is known for his exceptional performances in films, particularly in Western and adventure genres. Costner's acting career began in television, and he gradually transitioned to the big screen, gaining widespread recognition with films like 'The Untouchables' and 'The Right Stuff'. His notable works include 'Footloose', 'Titanic', and 'The Shape of Water'.

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“If you want to make a great sports movie, don't put too much sports in it. It's the backdrop. It's the environment.”

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“It's such a cool thing in life to get what it is you want. Most of the time we don't, but occasionally we do.”

Want Things In Life Cool Things

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“Sometimes it takes a partner to say, "What is it you want?" because I think we operate in life and sometimes we don't know. We're all in some kind of maze going after the cheese at the end, and we get it and we go, "What is it that we want?"”

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“What is it you want? That's a question that we all get posed sometimes internally and sometimes externally.”

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“I think if you want to make a good sports movie, you've got to cut down on the sports. You have to make it about people. You can't try to impress people with your knowledge and the X and O's and all the details and the technicalities.”

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“I want to be a part of something, and when we define movies now based on how they do on the weekend. We live in a society of "thumbs up, thumbs down."”

Want Weekend Thumbs Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

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“There's a moment in time where kids really don't want to hear anything from their parents.”

Want Moments Kids Parent Moments In Time

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“We really don't rest if we think our kids are drifting, or if we think they don't have the right work ethic. It drives us crazy. Because we ultimately want them to succeed and, until they do, we feel in some way that something is not complete.”

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“When you draw a western correctly, you create such drama, such dilemma that you think you almost don't want to admit who you might have been.”

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“The truth is, I just want do things that are original and throw an original spin on them.”

Want Truth Is Originals

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“When I read a story that I think has value and I want to be in it, that doesn't change for me. It doesn't fall out of favor for me. I might have to move on because the universe is saying you can't make this right now. But I'm going to circle back and make it.”

Thinking Want Stories Might Moving Values Fall Universe Right Now Favors Circles

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“You have to pick the stories that you want to be involved with and the end game is you'd like to be a part of a hit. But I think your moral obligation is to follow your own heart.”

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“I believe people who go into politics want to do the right thing. And then they hit a big wall of re-election and the pettiness of politics. In the end, politics gets in the way of the business of people.”

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“I want to live forever, and I know I won't. I'm not afraid of dying. I'm only afraid of one thing: not being able to raise my kids.”

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“We stand our best chance of leaving a legacy to those who want to learn, our children, by standing firm. In matters of style, hey, swing with the stream. But in matters of principle, you need to stand like a rock.”

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“If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.”

Ifs Want Wrecks

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“I try to please myself. I don't try to anticipate what people want to see.”

People Want Trying Please Anticipate

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“I know I have this level of celebrity, of fame, international, national, whatever you want to call it, but it's a pretty surreal thing to think sometimes that you're in the middle of another famous person's life and you think to yourself, 'How the hell did I get famous? What is this some weird club that we're in?'”

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“I'm in a position where whatever I do, I can get my head handed to me. I'm in a position to fail because there is a whole group of people out there who want me to fail. It's a weird vibe.”

People Want I Can Whole Failing Groups Position Want Me

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“I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.”

Thinking Want Made Reason Film Proud Picks Spit Sequels

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“When I make a film I'm away from home for two to three months. So I want my kids to look at my films one day and say, I love his movies, I love his choices-because he loved them.”

Want Looks Two Home Kids Film Choices Three Months One Day Three Months Away From Home

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Born: January 18, 1955
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 154

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