Quotes by Kevin Bacon

"If I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me and treats me like everyone else, I'm not used to it."

"I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just one performance."

"I would say invisibility would be sort of a fun power to have just to see what it was like to move through the world and not be looked at."

"Fame is very much a double-edged sword."

"There are very few things that are purely conceptual without any hard content."

"I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell."

"I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to be a good guy, a bad guy, a victim, an abuser. There are all kinds of people in the world, and playing them is what acting is all about."

"As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times. Inevitably there would be one actor singled out for a better review, or worse, than somebody else. The effect of that was cancerous, divisive."

"Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough."

"Clint Eastwood has always been a hero."

"There are two types of actors: those who say they don't want to be famous, and those who are liars."

"There are people who tell you to shut up because you're just a celebrity, but pundits, talking heads, they're every bit the celebrity and a lot of them aren't any more qualified than the average man on the street."

"I'm a vagabond. I have a suitcase that is ready to go at a moment's notice. The thought of being in one place for a long time, or playing one character for a long time, is terrifying for me."

"Things could be worse. You remember that, and you go on with your life."

"I have a natural swagger."

"It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more to be anonymous."

"Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an award is that it creates opportunities."

"I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views."

"A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly."

"Part of being a man is learning to take responsibility for your successes and for your failures. You can't go blaming others or being jealous. Seeing somebody else's success as your failure is a cancerous way to live."