I think it had something to do with my love of music, especially rock music.

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The quote suggests that Gary Cole, an American actor, believes his love of music, particularly rock music, had something to do with his choice of career. He seems to suggest that his passion for music, especially the energy and creativity of rock music, influenced his decision to become an actor.

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I grew up with Apocalypse Now and Badlands, so I had a real awe thing going.

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There is no handbook about how a career is going to go.

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You can go out in a good movie and look bad as well.

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I love going to concerts, so that whole environment is something that intrigues me anyway.

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I am also a drummer of sorts. I’ve got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.

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Then, at some point, you get identified with certain things.

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You always know when something works it’s a result of everything firing on all cylinders.

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Karl Malden was quite a mentor. He taught me things he had learned from being in front of a camera so long.

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I still like to listen to the people that I came of age on.

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Being able to fantasize for a couple of days at being a rock singer surpassed most things I’ve done on stage.

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I was initially a leading man, but only on television.

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I just don’t eat too much. That’s never been my problem.

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I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.

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I messed around in high school, but I pretty much put it away until I did a television show in San Francisco.

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A lot of actors in my age bracket look at being still standing as pretty good.

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I like the fact that this kind of family has been seen in a movie a million times: teenage kids, the family is a bit strained and they don’t have enough money, but in the background the guy used to be a Gene Simmons type.

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I don’t think anyone sets out to do something bad, it’s just that it’s very difficult.

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I will confess I did none of my own singing. I did all my own costume and makeup, though.

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I think it had something to do with my love of music, especially rock music.

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You need someone to tell you how to do things like hitting your marks, or driving a car so it looks right or getting out of a car so it doesn’t take a million years of screen time.

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When you make a movie, it’s up to so many things and so many people.

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If someone comes up to me, 90 percent of the time it’s about Office Space.

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I was a little nervous coming in mostly because my first scene was with Martin Sheen, who I’m a huge fan of.

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Yes, I’ve already done a couple of guest voices.

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