Judd Nelson

“My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler.”

“As a kid I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.”

“Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.”

“I took all the philosophy courses I could.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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 like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.”