Gary Sinise
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 can honestly say that I've done everything I've wanted to do, always. Not without difficulty. But every time I wanted to do something, I just did it, from the age of 18 when I started my own theater with my friends. When I decided I wanted to act. I just bit the bullet.
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It would be an incredible blessing if we could transform one of the worst events in our history into a day where all Americans come together to volunteer their time in honor of those lost and injured.
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'The Stand' came out in May of '94 and was seen by 60 million people a night for four nights, and then two months later, 'Forrest Gump' opened. So within a very short time, I went from being depressed about not getting any work to being in two of the most popular shows of the year.
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I just feel like every time you get a part that's going to stretch you as an actor, you're going to grow by doing it.
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I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out in the Afghan desert with 70 pounds on my back, away from my family for a year at a time. I keep a good perspective on it.
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I am deeply moved to have been asked to participate in this absolutely necessary memorial, ... I can only hope that my participation will help draw attention to the cause and ensure its successful fruition as the nation's first and only such tribute built specifically to these courageous men and women.
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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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I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.
I played a character in 'Ransom' who was as evil as they come.
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There's always the ongoing actor frustration of finding the great role to do next. I don't go to work a lot. I wait as long as I can until the money runs out or a great part comes along.
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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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The University of Southern California has a wonderful social work department, and I was thrilled to find out that they have a whole veterans' initiative program there. They approached me, and I set up a scholarship that would go to a military-oriented person to learn techniques and skills to better help veterans.
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Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A's in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked.
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My wife's a loving, funny, Irish-spirited person, and I'm still surprised at some of the things she says. She makes me laugh every day.