Gene Hackman Quotes

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  • I came to New York when I was 25, and I worked at Howard Johnson`s in Times Square, where I did the door in this completely silly uniform. Before that, I had been a student at the Pasadena Playhouse, where I had been awarded the least-likely-to-succeed pr...
  • [on seeing Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and becoming determined to be an actor] He made it seem something natural.
  • If I start to become a "star", I`ll lose contact with the normal guys I play best.
  • Dysfunctional families have sired a number of pretty good actors.
  • People in the street still call me Popeye, and The French Connection (1971) was 15 years ago. I wish I could have a new hit and another nickname.
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Name Gene Hackman
Age 78
Height 6' 2"  (188 cm)
Date of Birth January 30, 1930
Birthplace San Bernardino, CA
Star Sign Aquarius
Nationality United States
Occupation Actor