Gary Sinise
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Gary Sinise
Gary Alan Siniseis an American actor, director and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 March 1955
CityBlue Island, IL
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
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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.
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Since I've had kids I haven't read a huge lot of classics. I've been too busy. It now takes me about a year to read a book.
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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.
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He's blasting away, rocking out. Something happens backstage just outside the theater, and of course we find a dead body out there, so we've got to start investigating.
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Have I done more business-related things to help my career grow? Yeah. I took the business end more seriously, hooked up with a manager, got some help, because at a certain point, you get frustrated when you go do auditions, and people say you did a great job, and then you don't get he part.
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Freedom and security are precious gifts that we, as Americans, should never take for granted. We must do all we can to extend our hand in times of need to those who willingly sacrifice each day to provide that freedom and security. While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more.
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While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more.
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I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there.
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Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.
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Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November.
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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.
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You learn from things that don't go well, and you try to capitalize when they do. You build on those strengths and try to make your weaknesses stronger.
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I have veterans in my family. But I didn't know anything about DAV, Disabled American Veterans.