Actually, if I had to do it over [leaving the show the West Wing], I’d do the same thing, because lost in the shuffle of it is that Aaron [Sorkin] left the same year I did. And I would not have wanted to be on The West Wing with somebody else writing it.
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More Rob Lowe Quotes
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If people find me attractive, it would be for reasons that anybody finds anybody attractive. It’s something that comes from within, and it manifests itself physically.
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You can’t believe everything you read. It’s never been more true.
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I think part of maturity is knowing who you are.
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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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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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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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The 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.
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I think [The Outsiders] really forged who I am as an actor, and it’s one of the reasons why I keep being drawn to big ensembles where I’m surrounded by strong, successful actors or personalities. Because that was my initial foray into movie making.
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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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It’s the media that take an isolated incident and make it a deciding factor in a presidential campaign, as opposed to the real issues, like abortion, the homeless, the deficit. The same is true with actors and their lifestyles.
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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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I don’t like any sport where you’re already exhausted when you’re done putting on the equipment.
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Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid?
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I literally knew nothing when I did that show [“Tony Flanagan”]. It was the first time I signed an autograph, it was the first time I got fan letters, it was the first time people screamed when I came out.
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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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