Judd Nelson

Death is not my best subject.

I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.

It's very easy to confuse Sean Connery with James Bond. Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the cake is more real than the baker.

I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan.

My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.

Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

I took all the philosophy courses I could.

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

The movie that's had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I'm in the ocean, I'm hearing that music.

All of the directors I've worked with I have loved and would work with again. I have no favorites.

My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.

With failure, you just try again.

I put less stock in others' opinions than my own. No one else's opinions could derail me.

While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.

I like the way the old Toyotas look.

A fancy watch, it's completely unnecessary. I just need a watch to tell the right time.

I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in.

It's still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they'll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you're not the product they want, you won't get it.

You can be knocked down, but it doesn't mean you're out.

Remember to be as smart as you are.

It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience.

I have adopted clothes from all the projects I'm in. It's really been a while since I've bought anything myself.

My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.