Judd Nelson

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

“Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.”

“I don't have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will.”

“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.”

“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 pro...”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.”

“I put less stock in others' opinions than my own. No one else's opinions could derail me.”

“While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.”

“The movie that's had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I'm in the ocean, I'm hearing that music.”

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

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

“I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a...”

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

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

“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.”