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
replacements plankton great-things
That's the great thing about plankton. It pretty much keeps to itself.
ducks feet water
Like a duck on the pond. On the surface everything looks calm, but beneath the water those little feet are churning a mile a minute.
air dont-trust i-can
I don’t trust air I can’t see.
guy saws hollywood
Hollywood loves to typecast, and I guess they saw me as a violent guy.
careers choices actors
You go through stages in your career that you feel very good about yourself. Then you feel awful, like, 'Why didn't I choose something else?' But overall I'm pretty satisfied that I made the right choice when I decided to be an actor.
fun pages scripts
Once, I optioned a novel and tried to do a screenplay on it, which was great fun, but I was too respectful. I was only 100 pages into the novel and I had about 90 pages of movie script going. I realized I had a lot to learn.
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.
stars looks portrayal
If you look at yourself as a star, you've already lost something in the portrayal of any human being.
stars play guy
If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best.
I don't like to talk about myself that much.
guy violent
I don't see myself as a violent guy.
numbers actors dysfunctional-family
Dysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors.
home adventure left
I left home when I was 16 because I was looking for adventure.
marine trouble authority
I have trouble with direction, because I have trouble with authority. I was not a good Marine.