Kevin Bacon Quotes on Movies (17 Quotes)

Some people have therapy, some people are alcoholics or they're in AA. Some people jump out of planes on weekends or find ways to release this kind of thing. And for me, it's acting. I find acting very therapeutic for whatever it is.

Heather McDonald's thoughtful Broadway drama, An Almost Holy Picture, ... I was at the theater one night and a woman said to her friend, 'This is a musical, isn't it'

I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me.

There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep.

I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act.

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.

The business that people do in LA on the social level is amazing. You go to a restaurant, bump into this guy or that guy. The next day you get a call, and they want you in their movie.

I'll be honest with you. My kids don't watch my movies and never have. I can maybe name a film one hand that they've seen, actually, all the way through.

Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love him.

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.

I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.

There are two types of actors those who say they want to be famous and those who are liars.

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my industry.

Part of the day would be spent thinking about the act, ... Eventually we brought the band in and had rehearsal space. It was a little frightening because I kept thinking, 'We need to get a choreographer, a music director, a comedy writer.' And Atom kept going back to wanting it to come from us. Ultimately, in a very short time, we had something going for the little bits that are seen of the duo performing in the film, just because we were forced to.

I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into that, reaching down into that sadness or anger, is very therapeutic.

If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring.

I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game.