A biography for Dirk Benedicthasn’t been written yet.
“Anybody can write a film script 'cuz it has been reduced to a formula.”
“I have written two nonfiction books, I'm embarrassed to say.”
“You can't leave civilization behind entirely.”
“I can still fit into my Battlestar Galactica costume!”
“Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that's another discussion entirely.”
“If you want to have great success, you'd better give them what they want, but so be it.”
“I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.”
“The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the 12 box stars are getting $20 million to be in it.”
“If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait forever. And miss the entire point.”
“It is a good motive, fame and money, as it is tangible and measurable. Being an artist is neither measurable nor tangible and certainly not a way to become rich.”
“I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on TV or to make money. I wrote from an idea I was passionate about.”
“Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.”
“I never get involved with the ladies I work with.”
“Life: my favorite occupation.”
“I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.”
“Children... are our legacy. Our responsibility. They are our destiny and we are theirs. The extent to which we fail as parents, we fail as God's children.”
“The best things in life are usually difficult.”
“I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present.”
“Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.”
“When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.”