Dirk Benedict

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.

I'm the worst person to ask about how to get noticed. It took me 25 years.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.