Mackenzie Astin Quotes

• I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you’re making airline reservations.

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• It is tough to say what has influenced me the most because I know that Mozart makes me think better, but you cannot beat Dave Matthews for feeling good!

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• There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.

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• If I couldn’t broadcast baseball games, I think I would make a good impression on people.

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• Guns are evil! And very little good comes from the availability of a bullet designed to kill human beings!

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• I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn’t even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.

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• Have you noticed how most directors are either bald or grey-haired?

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• I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.

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• I still have not given up the idea of becoming a journalist, but at 17 I decided to follow my heart and stay in Los Angeles with my girlfriend as opposed to going to Johns Hopkins.

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• I haven’t gone to college yet and I intend to in a few years.

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• It is important to make the fans that support me feel supported.

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• When I am working it is up early and coffee and 15 hours of being on the set. When I am not working, it is up late and coffee, golf or softball and hopefully a ball game on the television.

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• You never get every job you want.

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• I started at the age of 8 and have been lucky to be still working.

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• There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may direct me in a project some day.

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• When I was eight years old I went to visit my brother who was working on a movie of the week with my mother and I saw how much fun he was having and I decided I wanted to try it too.

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• And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.

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Mackenzie Astin (17)

Birth:	12th May, 1973
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

About

Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His elder half-brother is actor Sean Astin. He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles. He is married to Jennifer Abbott Astin.

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