Quotes By Kevin Bacon

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

I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about.

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

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're not famous that takes some talent.

There's the most resistance to an actor singing. It's like I'm being disloyal to my industry.

The business that people do in LA on the social level is amazing. You go to a restaurant, bump into this guy or that guy. The next day you get a call, and they want you in their movie.

I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.

I've made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It's melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough.

I'd love to be a pop idol. Of course, my groupies are now between 40 and 50.

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.

I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me.

It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more to be anonymous.

Some people have therapy, some people are alcoholics or they're in AA. Some people jump out of planes on weekends or find ways to release this kind of thing. And for me, it's acting. I find acting very therapeutic for whatever it is.

There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but pundits, talking heads, they're every bit the celebrity and a lot of them aren't any more qualified than the average man on the street.

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

Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.

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.

Things could be worse. You remember that, and you go on with your life.

When it happened to us and it was all gone overnight, we said, 'We are in this together, we are healthy, our children are healthy and we can work'.

If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring.

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

There are very few things that are purely conceptual without any hard content.

I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act.

I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into that, reaching down into that sadness or anger, is very therapeutic.

There is a lesson there about greed and it is a lesson I am willing to learn as well. Has it made me a distrustful person? I don't think so. But we probably look a bit more carefully at our financial situation now.

I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell.

There are some actor secrets you keep sometimes, and you want to keep.

I don't have to do the lead. If I dig a part, I'll do it.