Quotes by Judd Nelson

• I took all the philosophy courses I could.
• I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler.
• While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.
• 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.
• 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 is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.
• 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.
• 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.
• My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors.
• My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.
• My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.
• Remember to be as smart as you are.
• I put less stock in others' opinions than my own. No one else's opinions could derail me.
• When I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play.
• Ice T was just a pleasure to work with. He was a smart gentleman.
• With failure, you just try again.
• You can be knocked down, but it doesn't mean you're out.
• Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.
• 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.
• I always thought that the badge a cop has was more like the shield that Captain America has. It's an obvious sign of good and something you'll protect other people with, but it will also protect you.
• I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience.
• A fancy watch, it's completely unnecessary. I just need a watch to tell the right time.
• All of the directors I've worked with I have loved and would work with again. I have no favorites.
• Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.
• As a kid I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.
• 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.
• It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.
• Heroes always make the right decision; I find that seldom happens in my life.
• I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.
• I don't have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will.
• I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are hurting each other everywhere.
• I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.
• I have adopted clothes from all the projects I'm in. It's really been a while since I've bought anything myself.
• I just couldn't go back to Suddenly Susan after David Strickland's suicide. I didn't see how we could make the show light and funny any more.
• I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.
• 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.
• I like the way the old Toyotas look.
• Death is not my best subject.
• What screws will fall out next?