Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopheris an American film actor. He is best known for his roles in Breaking Away, Fade to Black, Chariots of Fireand Django Unchained. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 December 1955
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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I'd always keep going back to the acting. Once the rent was paid, and the phone bill, the next money you had was for acting classes.
beaten endlessly guess movies
I guess once you've seen Uma Thurman beaten up endlessly in the 'Kill Bill' movies, you think, 'If Uma can take it, what's the matter with me?'
I don't know why every actor doesn't do more plays.
fear playing
Because of fear, and the way my career went, I started playing a lot of villainous roles.
Acting had become something I did and did well - but didn't particularly enjoy.
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I had a handle on satisfaction, and I loved my career, but I didn't really know what happiness was. So I started on this quest to have a happy life.
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A script arrived, and on the front cover - scrawled really big, as if it were a book report - is 'Django Unchained, written by Quentin Tarantino.' And I thought, 'Well, no art department came up with this; this is Quentin's writing.'
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I've had the good fortune of working with some amazing people. I mean, my first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period.
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You don't get paid a whole lot for theatre, but you know, I feel more like, 'Where could I buy this experience, and how much would it cost? Who else would give me this kind of focus and put me in a room with this kind of talent?'
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One of my best friends, Stephen Sprouse, Bill Dugan, and I worked designing clothes, doing every conceivable thing. New York was a really intoxicating period for me, literally and figuratively. There was a lot of overlap with Andy Warhol, Studio 54, and Halston.
breaking-away cheat knows
Everybody cheats, I just didn't know.
proud done theater
I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.
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Breaking Away' was a great experience. It's the kind of movie that engenders a lot of goodwill from people.
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My first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period.