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Steve Guttenberg

Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, author, businessman, producer, and director. He starred in 1984's Police Academy, and went on to perform in lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s, including Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady and Short Circuit.

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When people are nasty, it gets everybody's attention, and it gives them a name.

Gets, Gives, Giving, Names, Nasty, People

I don't believe in having to show anybody anything. I just do my work. You know, making a living as an actor is such a rarity on earth. It's like making a living as a painter. So I look at different opportunities in the same way as Jack Nicholson, who said once, "Keep popping up in different holes. That's what you want to do: Just keep popping up in different holes. " That made a lot of sense to me.

Believe, Jack, Know, Look, Opportunity, Way

For 15 years I did two to three movies a year, sometimes four. I didn't get to spend time building my personal life.

Building, Four, Movies, Three, Two, Years

Let's look at people as artists and try to support them; just because Picasso painted a couple of bad paintings, that's no reason to say he's a lousy painter.

Artist, Artists, Couple, Painter, Paintings, People

I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.

Deserve, Deserves, Encouraged, Give, Giving, Supported

I've always been proud of my character and how I live my life. So my regrets are few, and the ones I do have, I'm glad I have.

Character, Ones, Proud, Regret, Regrets

Underneath all the skin, we're all the same.

Same, Skin, Skins, Underneath

In show business, you can't make a living. You can only make a fortune, but you can't make a living.

Business, Fortune, Make, Show, Show Business, Shows

I'm just thinking all the time. There are times when I don't really need to think. You know what I mean? If you think about stuff for five hours, you really only need to do like five minutes and the rest of sort of rehashing it and dramatically going over it.

Five, Hours, Mean, Think, Thinking

From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild, apart from Gene Hackman.

1990, Actors, Film, Genes, Hackman, Shot

I've only had good experiences with actors. Starring next to them and directing them, for the most part they're all inspiring, special people.

Actors, Inspiring, Part, People, Special People

I've made a lot of people a lot of money, and I've made a lot of people really happy. I've entertained millions and millions of people.

Entertained, Made, Millions, People, Really Happy

There are 100,000 actors in the Screen Actors Guild. Only 2,000 of them make more than $75,000 a year.

75000, Actors, Guilds, Make, Years

A career is a series of ups and downs, of comebacks.

Career, Careers, Comeback, Comebacks, New Job, Ups

The allure of Hollywood is huge when you don't know anything. You don't know the knives behind the smiles.

Allure, Hollywood, Knives, Know

Read more. Read. Read. Read. Deeply, widely, read. Learn all kinds of subjects. The smarter you are as an actor, the better an actor you'll be.

All Kinds, Deeply, Kind, Kinds, Smarter, Widely

When you have nothing to lose, the sky's the limit.

Limit, Limits, Lose, Nothing, Nothing To Lose, Sky

Any kind of writing that's meaningful becomes hard work, so there were times when it would really flow, there were times when I'd get 10 pages a day, and then there were days when I would do three pages. Depends on the thickness of the material. If it's satisfying, it's hard, but it's pretty wonderful.

Day, Flow, Hard, Hard Work, Meaningful, Writing

I'm not bragging but my movies have grossed well over a billion dollars.

Actors, Billion, Bragging, Dollars, Movie

Show business has never been my everything. It's a means; it's not the end. It's a means to the end. I want and have always wanted freedom. That was always my goal, to not have a boss, to not have anybody tell me what to do. Luckily, as an actor, I got that.

Boss, Business, Goal, Mean, Tell

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