20 Gary Sinise Quotes for You to Enjoy

Gary Sinise

American Actor

Born: Mar 17, 1955

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Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them. Gary Sinise

Care Out About Troops Volunteered Support Yeah Get Them Show

Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can't help it. Gary Sinise

Me Military Dan Call Always Go Just Wherever Help

My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think we owe it to them to back them up and try to help them get through it. Gary Sinise

The University of Southern California has a wonderful social work department, and I was thrilled to find out that they have a whole veterans' initiative program there. They approached me, and I set up a scholarship that would go to a military-oriented person to learn techniques and skills to better help veterans. Gary Sinise

Work Me Wonderful Better Veterans Out Would Find Thrilled Scholarship California Learn Go Up Southern Southern California Person Department Social Skills Help Whole Initiative Social Work Techniques Program Set University

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all. Gary Sinise

Too More Feel Like Know Learn Got Done

Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November. Gary Sinise

November Baghdad Well Been Iraq June North Then Now Twice

Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks. Gary Sinise

Great You Sometimes Demand Hits Breaks Then Your Suddenly Career

I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade. Gary Sinise

Me Game Stage On-Screen Constant Fine Both Lifts Like Always Lot Up Upgrade Screen Worked Really Actor Level Brings

I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there. Gary Sinise

Veterans Steppenwolf Supportive Been Very Theater Started

I study to learn, to be an educated person. Gary Sinise

Study Learn Educated Person

I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever. Gary Sinise

Myself Job Compromise Never Had Ever

The wonderful drama teacher at my high school, Barbara Patterson, saw me standing in the hall and told me I should audition for 'West Side Story.' I guess she thought I looked like a gang member. Gary Sinise

Teacher Me Wonderful School Thought Drama Side Guess Saw Member High High School Like Looked She Hall Audition West West Side West Side Story Story Barbara Should Standing Gang

Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I was getting good parts in all of these plays. I just loved it. I started getting A's in acting, directing and technical theater. I found something that clicked. Gary Sinise

Good School Passion Before Enough Good Parts Something Directing Parts Clicked Discovering Off Get Any Getting Just Loved Theater Then Acting Sudden Found Technical Started Plays

I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I'm not out in the Afghan desert with 70 pounds on my back, away from my family for a year at a time. I keep a good perspective on it. Gary Sinise

The chance to play a romantic character who kisses somebody onscreen was one of the elements that made me want to do 'The Stand.' The more you can do, the better, and I've been known as a character actor. Gary Sinise

I can honestly say that I've done everything I've wanted to do, always. Not without difficulty. But every time I wanted to do something, I just did it, from the age of 18 when I started my own theater with my friends. When I decided I wanted to act. I just bit the bullet. Gary Sinise

Time Age Own Every Difficulty Honestly Every Time Everything Say Bit Something My Own Without Always Bullet Friends Did Done Just Wanted Decided Theater Act Started

I go into military communities and do fundraisers and that kind of thing with the band, because I know that the music can help do a lot of things. It can bring communities together, it can raise awareness... and it entertains. Gary Sinise

Music Together Band Military Awareness Kind Know Because Go Lot Communities Help Thing Things Bring Raise

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