John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes was an American actor and director, whose career spanned over thirty years.Yahoo! Movies: John Cassavetes Biography

Cassavetes, who grew up in New York, attended public schools on Long Island. Although he attended both Mohawk College and Colgate University, he dropped out and enrolled in the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts. He graduated at age twenty-one and went on to work in theater in Rhode Island, while trying to break onto Broadway.VH1.com: John Cassavetes Biography Cassavetes made his debut as a film actor in 1951, and began working in television in 1953. He played more than eighty television roles between 1953 and 1956The New York Times: John Cassavetes

Cassavetes' directorial debut came about because of an offhand comment he made on a radio show. In 1957, he was being interviewed about a recent role he played when he commented that he felt the film was a disappointment. He went on to say that he could make a better one, if only he could find funding. Cassavetes promised listeners that if they contributed, he would make a film "about people". The listeners responded, and Cassavetes began work on Shadows with a group of his acting students. It was released internationally in 1960, and won the Critics Award at the Venice Film Festival.Fandango.com: John Cassavetes

• 1968: Rosemary's Baby as Guy Woodhouse
• 1977: Heroes as a VA Doctor
• 1984: Love Streams as Robert Harmon

"No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive."Thinkexist.com: John Cassavetes Quotes

"The most difficult thing in the world is to reveal yourself, to express what you have to. As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail. You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all."Thinkexist.com: John Cassavetes Quotes

"I'm not good at comparing and contrasting, ... I take what's in front of me for what it is, although I guess there's something about Paul's realistic writing that is like Cassavetes."Thinkexist.com: John Cassavetes Quotes

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• 1929: Born on December 9 New York City, New York

• 1953: Taxi - IMDb Listing

• 1954: "Danger" Lonesome Road - IMDb Listing

• 1955: The Nights Hold Terror - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1956: Crime in the Streets - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1957: Toast of the Town - IMDb Listing

• 1957: Edge of the City - IMDb Listing

• 1958: Virgin Island - IMDb Listing

• 1959: Shadows - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1961: Too Late Blues - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1962: The Webster Boy - IMDb Listing

• 1963: A Child is Waiting - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1964: The Killers - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1965: Combat-S.I.W. - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1967: Operation Dirty Dozen - IMDb Listing

• 1967: Devil's Angels - IMDb Listing

• 1968: Mia and Roman - IMDb Listing

• 1969: Intoccabili, Gli - IMDb Listing

• 1970: Husbands - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1973: Nightside - IMDb Listing

• 1974: A Woman Under the Influence - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1975: Capone - IMDb Listing

• 1976: Two-Minute Warning - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1976: Mikey and Nicky - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1978: The Fury - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1980: Gloria - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1981: Incubus - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1982: Tempest - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1986: Big Trouble - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1991: The Indian Runner - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1997: She's So Lonely - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

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