John Corbett quotes

John Corbett is an American actor and country music singer, recognized for his charismatic screen presence. Audiences know him best for his roles in "Northern Exposure," "Sex and the City," and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." He continues to enjoy a diverse career in film, television, and music. Here are 24 of his quotes:

I thought if I wanted people to take me seriously, I needed to act serious and not reveal too much of my private life so people could seriously accept me in different things. (John Corbett)
Now that people know who I am, I get offered plays here and there. It was so much easier to do it when nobody knew who I was. I can't even imagine that somebody would come and pay money just to come and see me now. View quote
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I'm getting out of acting. View quote
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Acting is a win-win situation. There is no risk involved. That's why I get tired of hearing actors who try to make out that there's a downside to it. Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad. View quote
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In Hollywood if you're good looking, tall, have okay teeth and nice skin, the odds of being successful are great. If you're short and fat, it's a different story. But as long as you look like a leading man type, half your job is done already. View quote
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Acting may be how I've made my living, but music has always been my passion. View quote
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I was a pretty disruptive student in class in school. I had a hard time paying attention. I had what they call A.D.D. now, back then I was just a hyper kid. View quote
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Fame is an odd thing. It bugs you a little bit, but it's really not bad. View quote
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I feel like a visitor just about everywhere. View quote
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I'd never even seen a play by the time I was 24 years old. View quote
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I really take acting seriously. (John Corbett)
Look, I've done some low-budget movies and I've done some big-budget movies, and the big-budget movies were always kind of disorganized. View quote
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I actually got hurt in a steel factory in 1985 and so that changed my life. I went to a junior college and that's where I discovered acting. View quote
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I discovered that I act because I really love to act. I don't act because maybe it will get me a magazine cover or that I can get on a talk show. View quote
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I get offered movies probably twice a month and they are just generally bad. View quote
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I just think you should get married if you want to have some kids. View quote
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I took an acting class at Cerritos Junior College and I did a handful of plays, maybe five or six plays. View quote
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I'm afraid to do theater now. View quote
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I don't want to slam the cute and fun movies out there, but it gets old. View quote
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I'm not opposed to adoption. It's not in my immediate future because I'm on the move a lot and if I were going to be father I would like to be more grounded. View quote
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When I was starting out, I didn't know what the hell I was doing and my person who was helping me out, I didn't even have an agent, got me five or six big auditions for leads in movies in 1986 that I had no business auditioning for. I think I ran out of three of them before I'd even finished. (John Corbett)
I'll be a little bummed out if I make it to my 70s and didn't have a kid. I have two dogs and I know how much I love them. I would like to love and raise a kid. View quote
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I'm sick of playing romantic leads. View quote
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I'm not really that private of a person. I live in a small town and I'm very neighborly. I go out to dinner just about four nights a week and sit and talk to people. I'm not that private, so it's not that strange to do an interview and try to share a little bit of your life. View quote
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John Corbett

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Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: May 9, 1961
Quotes count: 24