162 Quotes by Dennis Quaid

I’ve done so many movies that when I see them I don’t really watch them.

I have a ranch in Montana, but it’s not a real working ranch. I’ve always liked the outdoors. I come from Texas. My grandfather was a farmer; that’s as close as I come.

I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. ‘Soul Surfer’ is one of those stories.

I have a resistance to change in things that I feel comfortable with and that I’m used to.

I grew up Baptist and still go to church. I myself have explored other religions, because I want to know what it is that makes other people tick. I find we’re all talking about the same thing, really – it’s all God.

Horseracing and ranch horses are two different animals. You’re getting race horses out and running and running them. It can be really problematic. A thoroughbred’s very delicate.

I guess I could say I’m an actor, which I am, but that sounds like I’m putting down being a movie star, which, let’s face it, is what I’ve become to many people. For myself, I’m a guy who was very insecure from about age 14 until the day I hit my 30th birthday.

I can’t hit a ball more than 200 yards. I have no butt. You need a butt if you’re going to hit a golf ball.

I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn’t happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, ‘Get out there and dig and find things.’ Then I guess ‘The Rookie’ and ‘Far From Heaven’ were referred to as my comeback.