Matinee Idol Quotes

#1. I know I'm not some matinee idol, but I think we're sold this bill of goods by the media, which says that only the most beautiful and dashing people can become movie stars. So when someone like me sneaks in, they have to redo the calculations.

John C. Reilly

#2. Despite not looking like a matinee idol, I feel like I have a lot to give. I've never had any trouble with women. People are always surprised with the romantic aspect of my movies.

John C. Reilly

#3. Scorsese and De Niro taught me to bring out the natural side of myself. And they taught me to think of myself as the average guy. Sometimes the average guy belongs in a role more than your matinee idol-type of person. We have to have people we can relate to.

Joe Pesci

#4. I'm not unattractive, but I'm not a matinee idol. I think I have a very non-threatening look - I'm fine, I'm right in the middle.

Steve Carell

#5. If you elect a matinee idol mayor, you're going to have a musical comedy administration.

Robert Moses

#6. When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was run by a former matinee idol, and the other was run by his former screenwriter.

Aravind Adiga

#7. I don't really care that much about being a matinee idol.

Casey Affleck

#8. I've been really lucky to have had a variety of roles, and I don't think I'm in danger of being typecast as the romantic lead. I think there's honour in working as constantly as you can. That isn't easy. And I'm no matinee idol.

Tobias Menzies

#9. Pop culture was the new religion. The era of the matinee idol was long gone. At the forefront of all things cool was the pop star, the rock artist. They were the new gods, and to be in a band, to be part of it all, was like joining an international religion, becoming part of a holy order.

Erich Rautenbach

#10. Its better to regrets what you did, than regret what you didn't do.

William Nolan

#11. Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.

Vera Farmiga

#12. He'd seen when she began to panic, but he hadn't offered comfort like other Doms or changed his plans. He'd just waited her out. She could hate him a little for that.

Cherise Sinclair

#13. Millennials were the first generation to grow up with game controllers. They are not spectators. They are participants.

Ron Davison

#14. ~Never mimic. Be true to yourself. Never give up on your dreams or your heart.~

Sheila R. Cone

#15. I love putting on an outfit or a costume and just looking at myself in the mirror. Baggy pants or some real funky shoes and a hat and just feeling the character of it. That's fun to me.

Michael Jackson

#16. Even a little untruth destroys a man, as a drop of poison ruins milk.

Mahatma Gandhi

#17. I haven't been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.

Ozwald Boateng

#18. A man's character and honor made him stand above others, not his religion or strata in life.

Ashley Gardner

#19. But people have their own troubles and tend to forget. One is not all that interesting. Even Hitler is being forgotten at last.

Iris Murdoch

#20. I've played all these extreme guys, but playing an everyman type has its own challenges.

Andrew Scott

#21. It's not worth it. We're going all the way to Halloween. You can get him then.

Marcus Giles

#22. Poetry being an attempt to express, not the common sense, - as the avoirdupois of the hero, or his structure in feet and inches, - but the beauty and soul in his aspect ... runs into fable, personifies every fact ...

Marsilio Ficino

#23. Philo Vance / Needs a kick in the pance.

Ogden Nash