Kevin bacon

Before Footloose, the things I'd done weren't cute. In Diner I was an alcoholic.

I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game.

As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times. Inevitably there would be one actor singled out for a better review, or worse, than somebody...

I'd really like to get the girl, shoot the gun, drive the car, have fun. I even have these kind of action dreams, where I'm the action guy.

I'm always happier and a better actor when I can really lose myself in a character and become somebody else.

I think of myself more as a workhorse actor. It will be hot and cold and up and down, but no one will kick me out of the business.

I feel like my responsibility as an actor is to make characters as compelling and believable as possible.

I'm a vagabond. I have a suitcase that is ready to go at a moment's notice. The thought of being in one place for a long time, or playing one character for a long time, is terrifying for me.

If you look at films about becoming a man, coming-of-age movies are made with 12-, 16-, 40-, 50-year-olds... For a guy to feel like he's a 100 percent grown-up is almost like giving up. Like admitting...

Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love him.