Gary Sinise

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. ”

The chance to play a romantic character who kisses somebody onscreen was one of the elements that made me want to do 'The Stand.' The more you can do, the better, and I've been known as a character actor. ”

I'm not like one of those actors who's a frustrated director. ”

I think you're lucky if you discover what you really love at a young age. College wasn't something I was going to do. I wanted to keep acting, and I didn't want to go to New York or California and pound the pavement. ”

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. ”

I'm thrilled I can make a living doing something I enjoy. ”

Being able to act for a living is a blessing. I have a great theater company that's almost 40 years old. ”

You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom. ”

It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins. ”

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. ”