Poll: Which actor gives the best advice?

Results of 3,164 votes:

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   Al Pacino

    

   I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
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   Bruce Lee

    

   A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at.
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   Johnny Depp

    

   If you love two people at the same time, choose the second. Because if you really loved the first one, you wouldn't have fallen for the second.
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   Benedict Cumberbatch

    

   People forget about books. They're always just turning on the television, but reading a good book is the most nourishing thing you can do.
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   Jim Carrey

    

   So many of us chose our path out of fear disguised as practicality. My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that was possible for him. So, he made a conservative choice and i…
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   Arnold Schwarzenegger

    

   Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.
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   Morgan Freeman

    

   Stop talking about it. I'm going to stop calling you a white man. And I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man. (When asked how to get rid of racism in an interview with Mike Wallace on 60 …
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   Eddie Murphy

    

   The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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   Robert De Niro

    

   The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. You're in a conversation and everybody's agreeing with what you're saying -- even if you say something totally crazy. You ne…
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    Tom Cruise

     

    The important thing with a child is that you love them, you protect them and you help them to grow and find out who they are. And as a parent, it's my responsibility to help them to become independent…
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    Denzel Washington

     

    Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.
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    Robert Downey Jr.

     

    I have a sense of destiny that you are led to the things you are supposed to do.
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    Bruce Dern

     

    You know what the greatest remedy on earth is today? It's not a pill. It's not a shot. It's a hug.
14. 14.
    

    Charlton Heston

     

    The Internet is for lonely people. People should live.
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    Harrison Ford

     

    (asked if he believes in "The Force") I think The Force is in you. Force yourself.
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    Jet Li

     

    We are a global family. The religion is different, the languages are different but we are human beings and we need to help each other.
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    Tom Hanks

     

    (on experimenting with drugs) Smoking pot just made me the stupidest human being in the world.
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    Sylvester Stallone

     

    I'd rather do something I love badly than to feel bad about not doing something I love.
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    Chuck Norris

     

    It's the bullies who are afraid, are the ones that do all the fighting. It's not the secure kids that get out there and fight. It's the insecure kids. And when you develop that security in these young…
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    Yul Brynner

     

    Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke, whatever you do, just don't smoke. If I could take back that smoking, we wouldn't be talking about any cancer. I'm convinced of that.
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    Mel Gibson

     

    Nobody is without sin. You have to try to make amends if you can. You have to shut up and move on and not whine about it. And you have to deal with it like a man. You've just got to accept your own cu…
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    John Wayne

     

    When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
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    Ian McKellen

     

    I've had enough of being a gay icon! I've had enough of all this hard work, because, since I came out, I keep getting all these parts, and my career's taken off. I want a quiet life. I'm going back in…
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    Will Smith

     

    If you're not willing to work hard, let someone else do it. I'd rather be with someone who does a horrible job, but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%.
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    Leslie Nielsen

     

    When people are laughing, they don't beat up on you. You're secure and safe. It's when they stop laughing that it's dangerous.
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    Samuel L. Jackson

     

    I am as passionate about golf as I am about acting. I very seldom get angry at golf. The year I started golf I had a caddie and one day I did get angry with myself and threw a club. My caddie told me,…
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    Don Cheadle

     

    I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you're a black man that's always going to be the bar against which you are judged, whether you want to align yourself with those themes or n…