Hart Quotes

(on William S. Hart) He was the actor I loved the most. Although the scenarios of the first westerns were less complicated than those of today, he had a fastidiousness and a professional conscience without parallel to see that each line of the script was minutely respected. He was a gentleman of the kind not found today.

(Christian on landing his first acting role) Christian: It was six months after I got out here. I knew no one. I came out with nothing but my truck and some clothes, when I was 21. The second audition I got was for ``Fame L.A.`` and the character was supposed to be a comedian. I said, ``I`m not really that funny, but here`s what I can do, I can sing. And I can. I`ve sung backup for my cousin, Brandon Hart, who`s a country singer in Nashville. So they made the character a singer.

On how he got the role of Captain Jonathan Archer: "Kerry McCluggage and Garry Hart were both at Universal when I did Quantum Leap. We had a long and very good relationship. My production company was already at Paramount when they approached me. I was excited, but wanted to meet Rick Berman and Brannon (Braga) and read the pilot script. Once I read that and met with the guys it was kind of a no-brainer in terms of a role to play, a place to work, with great collaborators, and it would keep me at home for the next few years." (Sept/Oct 2006, Star Trek Magazine issue #1)

It all goes back to (Joel Schumacher). I wouldn`t have done Phone Booth (2002) without him. I wouldn`t be doing Hart`s War (2002). I probably wouldn`t have done American Outlaws (2001) if he hadn`t picked me out of obscurity. I`ve worked, but not at the level or people I`m working with now if he hadn`t taken a chance on an Irish kid playing a Texan.

Everyone thought if I cast my sister, it would just be another Hart family production. But I knew she could do the part. She`s fantastic in it.

(on playing Kendall Hart on "All My Children" (1970):) "I seduced my stepfather, and when he wouldn`t sleep with me, I slept with the stable boy, cried rape, and my mother stabbed him with a letter opener. Then I went to jail for perjury, burned my parents` divorce papers, and locked up my little sister. I think that was all in the first week." (New York Times, April 27, 1997)

(Bret Hart is upset with Ric Flair. Last week, he wrote a 3,783-word diatribe taking Flair to task for things written about in his book, To Be The Man.) Never, in all my life, ... have I ever been so infuriated by ridiculous statements made about me.

Not being a flashy guy, not being a guy with the blond hair, not being a guy with the great body, my deal was always execute, execute, execute. Fundamentals. Be good at what you do, be a damn good wrestler, which is what I tried to be. Bret Hart, same philosophy. The thing about Bret Hart, that excellence of execution was 100% correct. He was a guy that bell to bell - it took a little longer to get used to Bret Hart because, if he did it, it made sense. Straight line, A to B, there was no dart around A to C, no dart around E to F. Bret Hart was one of the greatest technical wrestlers that this business has ever known, everything made sense, and to be honest with you, the first challenge Tully and I had, him and Neidhart, the first real, real big match that we ever had, I think it was Summersalm in `88. And when it was all said and done, it was just an honor to be in the ring with him, he was just that good.

Foley, Savage and Bret Hart have been doing just fine outside of the world of wrestling, ... What else has Ric Flair got? I'd like to punch Ric Flair right in the nose - but I'd probably have to kick somebody in the ass to do it! In the infamous words of Dick Cheney, go f**k yourself Ric and be glad that someone like me doesn't shove your head squarely up your ass someday.

That`s because the name has almost become a brand name. My essence is still me. But that name Corey Hart refers to this an album.

It`s weird. Prior to having my first record, Corey Hart was just my name.

This is one Hart that you will not leave in San Francisco.

Due to the political nature of film, partisan film making, especially where the subject is close to the film makers hart, tend to be the norm, rather than the exception.

We thought basically, if I medal, we will think about it. After I won, (Baylor) coach (Clyde) Hart and I sat down and we both agreed that there is nothing else in college for me to do.

Coach Hart told me I could be Olympic champion.

I`m a whole different runner from a couple of years ago, ... My race has been fundamentally perfect the last couple of years. In the big races I stay confident. I just listened to Coach Hart throughout my career, and there`s no telling where I can go from here.

All he tells me is to listen to what coach Hart says and if I have any nagging injury then I shouldn`t try and run it off.

Michael leaves all the coaching to coach Hart,

That would be a nightmare for me to have to replace Val. Bethany Hart was ready. I know she could have done just as good a job. But I didn`t want to kick Val out. I left it up to her to decide if she could do it. She knew what was at stake, and she came through.