Cory Hardrict Quotes

The blessing that this film business has given me is that when I walk into a school I automatically have everyone's attention. They want to hear what the guy from 'Con Air' and 'Desperado' has to say.

I want to be like Bradley Cooper when I grow up.

One day I want to be like Will Smith.

I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she is still doing the same thing.

A man becomes what he dreams. And I dreamed of being in the movies. I was brought up on Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Warren Beatty, and Cary Grant.

I really admire actresses like Meryl Streep; I would love to have a career like hers.

Hollywood has never been a goal, necessarily - there was no 'Conquer America' game plan for me.

I think, being a kid, you always think about being a movie star. And then as I got older, I started thinking about just the work.

I dreamed of one day starring in a film. I've done that twice. Denzel Washington has done it countless times, so I still got some work to do.

Was it my lifelong ambition to be in the movie business? No.

Maybe I will end up in the movies.

I'd love the career of Julie Walters. As a man.

I did get to work with Anthony Hopkins on 'The Human Stain.' If I ever manage to accomplish a quarter of what he's achieved, I'll have had one hell of a career.

I never really thought I wanted to become a movie star.

I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall.

I thought it would be easy. I thought it'd take me one year to be Salma Hayek.

I love Michelle Williams and Natalie Portman - those are the careers I want. My goal is to win an Oscar, and I'm going to take the steps to get there.

There are two things in life that I really wanted to do: be an actress, and to be in skin care, and I've gotten to do both of them.

I always knew I'd be an actor. I always knew I'd at least be on a big screen somewhere.

My heroes are guys like Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. These are amazing actors with amazing careers that every actor should aspire to. I'm not saying I'm going to get anywhere close. It's not going to be an easy feat. I'm just in awe of their careers.

I am going to be the next Ryan Gosling.

It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.

I love all the 'Twilight' characters. I can watch Kristen Stewart and think, 'I want to be that role someday.'

This sounds crazy, but my goal is to be nominated for an Oscar. I was the kid who was practicing my acceptance speech when I was ten.

Working with people like Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis is such a blessing because I've watched them a great deal. I grew up with 'Friends' and always aspired to work with someone from that cast. Jason is just such an amazing comedian.