I love that movie [The Specials]. I love James Gunn. I always sort of suspected that he would do well for himself.
ROB LOWEThe script was given to me by one of my agents and they didn’t tell me anything about it. My first reaction was, “The West Wing? Is it about a squadron of fighter jets?” Then I turned the page and saw, ‘by Aaron Sorkin’ and I knew it was going to be something good.
More Rob Lowe Quotes
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Every relationship has its complications.
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I had no regrets when I did it, I have even less regret now because I can’t imagine staying on the West Wing show and then, six weeks later, Aaron Sorkin leaving.
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It’s part of your job as an actor to put your personal problems behind you and work. Good actors can do that.
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William Devane was amazing [ in The Grinder] – that we were able to reinvent an acting legend as a comedy star – that’s very gratifying.
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I happen to be a movie star, but I’m not saying, “Hey, I’m a role model. Imitate me.”
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Apparently Sodapop Curtis said “gnarly,” and Chris Traeger said “literally.” Every decade I have a favorite phrase I can’t stop with.
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In school, I had two or three best guy friends, but mostly if I was just hanging, I’d like to talk to the girls, because they were more interesting. I think they were smarter.
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Chris [Farley] – I would consider him a comic animal. With the emphasis on “animal.”
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I’ll be a role model on my terms, but don’t make a role model on your terms.
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When I was a teen idol, I was so goddamn pretty I wouldn’t have taken myself seriously.
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The really good thing about my career is that I never went through a phase where I played characters who had names like “Partygoer,” “Waiter,” or “Guy #1.”
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Some of the ’80s movies I did are sort of museum pieces. St. Elmo’s Fire is great as a sort of kitschy, “Oh, my god, I can’t believe we wore that” type of movie.
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People should be allowed to do whatever they want in the privacy of their own home or their own hotel room.
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Anyone who’s lived their life to the fullest extent has a scandal buried somewhere.
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I was sick of playing high-school kids. I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China.
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