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Kevin Kline Biography

Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor and singer. He has won an Academy Award and three Tony Awards and is a 2003 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee.

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The technique's many benefits for actors include minimized tension, centeredness, vocal relaxation, and responsiveness, mind
body connection and about an inch and a half of additional height.

Actors, Mind, Relaxation, Technique, Tension

People ask, 'What's the best role you've ever played?' The next one.

Ask, Inspiring, Motivational, People, Played, Success

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

Character, Metier, Play, Singing

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.

Done, Satisfied, Tend, Things, Trying

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.

Animal, Dog, Loyal, Maybe, Simple, Sort

When you have satire, it has to be real. No matter how outrageous the comedy becomes, you have to believe in the characters.

Real, Believe, Character, Satire, Comedy

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

Guilt, Hell, Irish, Jewish, Jobs

I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, nor would I do a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving.

Actor, Movies, Opera, Stars, Stupid, Thinking

I see God as a song-and-dance man. If I had my way, he'd be able to carry a tune, too. Preferably, one of mine.

God, Men, Song, Tune, Way, Writing

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

Comedies, Comedy, Done, Extravagant, Farcical

I just don't think I'm a very good singer.

Good, Singer, Singers, Think, Thinking, Very Good

Dogs do have feelings. I gather.

Dog, Dogs, Feelings, Gather

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

Actors, Creative, Feels, Freer, Nothing

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.

Adore, French, Kids, People, Sandrine, Sometimes

The worth of a life is not determined by a single failure or a solitary success.

Determined, Life, Life Is, Solitary, Success

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

Character, Fun, Love, People

I like variety, which is frustrating. But I've always been picky. I was afraid Pirates would be too much like Twentieth Century, broad comedy. But my agent talked me into it. I was spoiled by the range of a repertory theater.

Broad, Comedy, Frustrating, Pirate, Spoiled, Twentieth

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.

Care, Gay, Kids, Men, See, Sundance

Ambition without contribution is of no significance.

Ambition, Contribution, Significance

But you have to trust your instincts. Because you're not going to try it 20 different ways during rehearsal. You'll try it two or three different ways, maybe, but then you've got five other scenes you're shooting that day. You've got to keep going.

Different, Maybe, Scenes, Trying, Two

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