Anthony LaPaglia Quotes

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Anthony LaPaglia

Profession : Actor

Birth : January 31, 1959

I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian accent back.

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My accent's become a weird hybrid.

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So I built my entire career in the United States and that's why it feels like I'm an American actor.

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A lot of people think I'm that guy in 'Betsy's Wedding', but I'm not. What it is for me is that, on some level, I connect with the character emotionally.

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The whole question of God and what God is, and whether it's a blond guy with a beard, I don't know... I don't know that. Do I believe that there's something greater at work than the sum of humanity? Yeah, I think so.

Anthony LaPaglia

And when you started looking into Roger East, it was almost like he had disappeared from history.

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Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off screen as he is on. But he also has a very intellectual side, and he's a really nice human being. We actually become good friends.

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For the most part, the American film market has become very corporatised, even independent film to a degree, and because of the corporate management mentality, they want to take the safe way.

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I can't find my car keys in the morning. Trying to get out of my house is a nightmare. 'Where's my wallet? Where are my keys? I have to go find a missing person.'

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