Kevin Kline quotes

Kevin Kline is an acclaimed American actor known for his versatility in both comedic and dramatic roles. His performances span film, theater, and television, earning him numerous awards including an Academy Award. He continues to be recognized for his exceptional talent and contributions to the performing arts. Here are 21 of his quotes:

Nobody sees the same movie. I'm sure there are people who saw Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and thought "Finally a gay movie about men who really care about each other. Thank God!" That's not what I saw necessarily - but I don't think any two people see the same movie. (Kevin Kline)

Don't kiss a man who hasn't shaved.

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It was all completely incomprehensible to me. I was fearful of the language. You had to look up every third word.

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I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films.

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Nothing makes an actor feel freer and more inventive and more creative than being trusted.

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But, I do think, on a very simplistic level, that we can project onto dogs because they are so innocent. They don't come with a lot of baggage.

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I never went to class. That the university graduated me at all is an indictment of our educational system.

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I've got the Jewish guilt and the Irish shame and it's a hell of a job distinguishing which is which.

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We're all animals, but we're a different sort of animal. Maybe they're better than us. They're more loyal. They're more pure. They're more simple. They're not neurotic. Well, there are some neurotic dogs.

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Most of the comedies I've done have been rather farcical and extravagant.

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I'm a real pushover for animals. (Kevin Kline)

I've never felt completely satisfied with what I've done. I tend to see things too critically. I'm trying to get over that.

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Some of my favorite characters that I've played have been very pompous because I love making fun of pompous people.

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I totally related to Cole Porter's magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doing, as was Gershwin. You couldn't drag them away from a piano.

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I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anything but mediocre.

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Lots of people fantasize about what it would be like if they were president... Most think they'd be decent and wouldn't be corrupted at all, that they'd remain true to themselves.

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Dogs do have feelings, I gather.

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It never ceases to surprise me, the people I get to work with. I'm in a French film with Sandrine Bonnaire? I adore Sandrine Bonnaire. I'm doing a picture for Robert Redford? The Sundance Kid? I have to pinch myself sometimes.

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You know, actors are fans, too. And talent is very attractive to me.

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I can play characters who sing, but I don't like singing in a nightclub or something. It's not my metier.

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I just don't think I'm a very good singer. (Kevin Kline)

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: October 24, 1947
Quotes count: 21
Wikipedia: Kevin Kline

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