“I realized early on that if I became an actor, I could play a writer and a sculptor and a painter and be all the things you just don't have time to be in your lifetime. I could get to learn about all of them.”

American actor and musician

Harry Dean Stanton was an American actor and musician whose career stretched across more than six decades. He appeared in 114 quotes on the site and is remembered for a long run of supporting film roles, along with a few rare leading parts. His screen credits include Cool Hand Luke, Kelly's Heroes, The Godfather Part II, Alien, Escape from New York, Repo Man, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story, The Green Mile, Rango, The Avengers and Seven Psychopaths. He also took lead roles in Paris, Texas and Lucky, marking the exceptions in a career built largely on character work.