Charlton Heston

You cut their money back, for one thing... I go back a long way with the NEA. ”

My appearance qualifies me for historic characterizations, going back to the year one. ”

I always thought of myself as inadequate. Kids of divorced parents always feel that way - that, on some subconscious level, they're responsible. ”

Well, we have certainly produced great art before we did this. In my view, there are any number of areas of government which tax money should not be spent. ”

Kids are the most conventional people in the world. It is more important than anything else for them to conform, and I was a kind of oddball. I was driven into being independent. I was very, very unhappy. ”

What acting offered me was the chance to be many other people. ”

It's been quite a ride. I loved every minute of it. ”

When you are a young actor, you're imbued with the high purpose of your art. You think, 'They hire me for my talent; if that's not good enough, then they can hire somebody else.' Later, you realize that your body is as much a part of what you do as your talent. ”

Undeniably the American art form, too. And yet more and more, we see films made that diminish the American experience and example. And sometimes trash it completely. ”

Sometimes life drops blessings in your lap without your lifting a finger. Serendipity, they call it. ”