Quotes by Judd Nelson

About Judd Nelson:

Judd Asher Nelson is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbary in St. Elmo's Fire, Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime in The Transformers: The Movie and Transformers: Animated, Nick Peretti in New Jack City, Billy Beretti in Empire and Jack Richmond in Suddenly Susan.
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My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.

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Death is not my best subject.

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With failure, you just try again.

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It's still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they'll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you're not the product they want, you won't get it.

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I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience.

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Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

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It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.

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I always thought that the badge a cop has was more like the shield that Captain America has. It's an obvious sign of good and something you'll protect other people with, but it will also protect you.

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I just couldn't go back to Suddenly Susan after David Strickland's suicide. I didn't see how we could make the show light and funny any more.

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Remember to be as smart as you are.

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Heroes always make the right decision; I find that seldom happens in my life.

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It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

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My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.

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I don't know if it matters what country you're from, size of the city you're from, urban or rural, there are people that are hurting each other everywhere.

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As a kid I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.

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I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

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I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.

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It's very easy to confuse Sean Connery with James Bond. Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the cake is more real than the baker.

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My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors.

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I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler.

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Author Bio

  • NameJudd Nelson
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornNovember 28, 1959
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Actor