Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackmanis a retired American actor and novelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth30 January 1930
CitySan Bernardino, CA
CountryUnited States of America
confident decided fifties fulfill further needed perform searching taking trained
I got fired, I think, because I just didn't fulfill the director's and the writer's idea of what the part should've been. In rehearsals, I do a lot of searching around, I try not to perform and I really feel confident in what I'm doing. I mean, you can go first day and perform and probably won't go further than that. But the way that we were all trained in the Fifties and Sixties, you needed to keep searching and so, I was doing that, and they decided that I was just taking too much time.
dangerous powerful tomorrow weapon
You have a powerful weapon working for you. For you there is no tomorrow and that makes you all very dangerous people!
courage hero differences
The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways.
stars play actors
I was trained to be an actor, not a star. I was trained to play roles, not to deal with fame and agents and lawyers and the press.
uncles writing grandfather
My grandfather had been a newspaper reporter, as was my uncle. They were pretty good writers and so I thought maybe somewhere down the line I would do some writing.
successful luck endurance
Seventy-five per cent of being successful as an actor is pure luck. The rest is just endurance.
feelings disappointed
I'm disappointed that success hasn't been a Himalayan feeling.
son support advice
I lost touch with my son in terms of advice early on. Maybe it had to do with being gone so much, doing location films when he was at an age where he needed support and guidance.
jobs new-york marine
I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job.
jobs team night
The worst job I ever had was working nights in the Chrysler Building. I was part of a team of about five guys, and we polished the leather furniture.
friday wife days-off
My wife and I take what we call our Friday comedy day off. We watch standup comics on TV. The raunchier the better. We love Eddie Izzard.
home adventure left
I left home when I was 16 because I was looking for adventure.
honesty real people
Honesty isn't enough for me. That becomes very boring. If you can convince people what you're doing is real and it's also bigger than life - that's exciting.
eye tired men
It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on-screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that.