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39 quotes by Gary Sinise

Gary Alan Sinise (/səˈniːs/; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director, and musician. Among other awards, he has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award. Sinise is known for several memorable roles. These include George Milton in Of Mice and Men, Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Harry S. Truman in Truman (for which...
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Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.

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Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can't help it.

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I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there.

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Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November.

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Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.

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Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was... →

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I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up... →

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You learn from things that don't go well, and you try to capitalize when they do. You build on those strengths and try to make your weaknesses... →

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I study to learn, to be an educated person.

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You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.

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I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.

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It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.

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Being able to act for a living is a blessing. I have a great theater company that's almost 40 years old.

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